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RetentionPeriodsofMajorCellularServiceProviders

DatagatheredbytheComputerCrimeandIntellectualPropertySection,U.S.DepartmentofJustice

Verizon
Postpaid:35 years* 1rollingyear

TMobile
5years

AT&T/Cingular
Dependsonlengthof service

Sprint
Unlimited 1824months

Nextel
Unlimited 1824months

VirginMobile1
Unlimited 2years

Subscriber Information Calldetail records Celltowers usedbyphone Textmessage detail Textmessage content Pictures

Prepaid:2years Prepaid:varies Postpaid:5years Postpaid:57years Officially46 months,reallya yearormore. FromJuly2008

1rollingyear

1824months

1824months

Notretained obtainthrough Sprint 6090days

1rollingyear

Prepaid:2years Postpaid:57years Postpaid:5years Notretained Notretained

18months (dependson device) Notretained

18months (dependson device) Notretained

35days

Onlyifuploaded towebsite (customercan addordelete picturesanytime) 1rollingyear

Notretained Canbestored onlineandare retaineduntil deletedorservice iscanceled Notretained Onlyretainedonnon publicIPsfor72hours. IfpublicIP,not retained. Onlyretainedon nonpublicIPsfor72 hours.IfpublicIP,not retained. 57years

Contact provider

Contact provider

90days(search warrantrequired withtextoftext request) Notretained

IPsession information

60days

60days

Notretained

IPdestination information

90days

Notretained

60days

60days

Notretained

35years,but Billcopies (postpaidonly) onlylast12

Notretained

7years

7years

n/a

monthsreadily available 5years Dependsonlengthof service Unlimited Unlimited n/a


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Paymenthistory 35years,check (postpaidonly) copiesfor6


months*

Store Surveillance Videos Service Applications

Typically30days

2weeks

Depends.Moststores carryfor12months

Depends

Depends

n/a

Postpaid:35 years*

Notretained

Notretained

Depends

Depends

Notretained

* Mayvarybyformercompany ** ForrecordsolderthanmidNov.2007,Sprintcanonlyprovidebillreprintswithoutgoinginfo
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Nobillcopies,butlistofcreditcardtransactionsdoesnotexpire VirginMobileisnowownedbySprint.Sincecompanieshaveseparatecomplianceoffices,fornowtheyarelisted separately.

August2010

LawEnforcementUseOnly

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