EFF claims that the US government did not act alone and is not acting alone, and that it requires the collaboration of major telecom companies such as AT&T to implement its illegal "spying program". The suit claims that the NSA program is illegal, and that AT&T which serves millions of customers through its long distance and Internet services has actually been giving NSA direct access to customers' personal and protected data, almost since 2001. Download entire article in PDF format.
