Telecoms Charge HUGE Bucks for Every Wiretap Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian - The Young Turks
go to original July 15, 2013

In the era of intense government surveillance and secret court orders, a murky multimillion-dollar market has emerged. Paid for by U.S. tax dollars, but with little public scrutiny, surveillance fees charged in secret by technology and phone companies can vary wildly.

AT&T, for example, imposes a $325 "activation fee" for each wiretap and $10 a day to maintain it. Smaller carriers Cricket and U.S. Cellular charge only about $250 per wiretap.

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

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