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>		We have identified that freedom does not exist with today’s mobile network operators; therefore, unless we foster the modification of current telecom regulatory policies, this situation will remain for many years, because it favors both mobile operators and the U.S. government. We must not forget that telecommunications history in the U.S. reveals that governments have relied on private mobile networks, such as AT&T, to render phone services and build nationwide telecom infrastructures. Recently, this relationship has strengthened, particularly due to the confidential information provision about subscribers that mobile companies' have given to the government. The most controversial and evident case about this relationship occurred in July 2008, when Congress passed a law granting AT&T and Verizon full and retroactive immunity for any violations of the laws against spying Americans.
 
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