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Published on Jul 13, 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.
