telco immunity

Dems Who Flipped on FISA Immunity See More Telecom Cash

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:01:23 -0700

House Democrats who flipped their votes to support retroactive immunity for telecom companies in last week’s FISA bill took thousands of dollars more from phone companies than Democrats who consistently voted against legislation with an immunity provision, according to an analysis by MAPLight.org.

House Approves Surveillance Bill, Protects Telecoms

Stevie Converse — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:33:57 -0700

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would continue a controversial surveillance program at the U.S. National Security Agency with limited court oversight, while likely ending lawsuits against telecommunications carriers that participated in the program.

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mthompson — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:24:27 -0700

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Congressional Action Heats Up on FISA

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:48:01 -0700

Telecom companies have presented congressional Democrats with a set of proposals on how to provide immunity to the businesses that participated in a controversial government electronic surveillance program, a House Democratic aide said Wednesday.