Docket No. D-06-45
RI American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) Complaint and Request for Investigation Into Verizon RI and AT&T Communications Sharing of Records with the National Security Agency - Docket No. D-06-45
Status of Docket: CLOSED.
- The RI-ACLU filed an informal Complaint and Request for Investigation into the Verizon RI and AT&T Communications' sharing of records and surveillance activities with the National Security Agency (filed on 5/24/06)
- Division of Public Utilities (Division) - Correspondence to AT&T Communications and Verizon RI seeking a written response to the RI-ACLU complaint (5/25/06)
- AT&T Communications (AT&T) - Reply to the RI-ACLU complaint highlighting the reasons for declining to initiate any proceeding into the alleged complaint (6/15/06)
- Verizon RI - Reply to the RI-ACLU complaint highlighting the reasons for dismissing the complaint (6/16/06)
- Division - Response to RI-ACLU advising that the Division declines to pursue an investigation into the alleged complaint (7/14/06)
- RI-ACLU - Letter to the requesting that that the Division reconsiders its decision and open an investigation into the complaint (7/21/06)
- Verizon RI - Response to the Division's decision (July 14, 2006 letter to the RI-ACLU) refusing to pursue an investigation into the alleged complaint and further noting that the Division lacks jurisdiction and authority to do so (7/24/06)
- Division Advocacy - Letter urging the Division to reconsider it refusal to pursue an investigation into RI-ACLU's alleged complaint (7/24/06)
- AT&T - Letter informing of a recent order by the US District Court denying the motions of the Governing and AT&T Corp. to dismiss the complaint in Hepting; and further noting that the Division lacks jurisdiction to investigate the RI-ACLU's complaint (7/24/06)
- Verizon RI - Supplement to letter dated June 16, 2006 - attaching complaint and related exhibits of United States v. Adams et al filed against the Maine PUC (7/31/06)
- Verizon RI - Motion to Dismiss - (Exhibits 1-20) (11/15/06)
- AT&T - Motion to Dismiss (Includes Exhibits 1-5) - (Exhibits 6-16) - (Exhibits 17-30) (11/15/06)
- Division of Public Utilities issues Order 18786 (12/08/06)
- Parties filed a Stipulation to dismiss the proceeding on 11/26/08
- Division of Public Utilities issues Order No. 19513 approving the dismissal stipulation of the parties. Written Order issued 12/3/08.