Overview
- Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee they turned over toll records under lawful grand-jury subpoenas accompanied by court-authorized nondisclosure orders.
- Company lawyers said new protocols will escalate any requests involving members of Congress to senior leaders, improve identification of personal and campaign lines, notify lawmakers when permitted, and seek court review of gag orders.
- Committee leaders said at least 10 subpoenas covered records of 20 current or former Republican lawmakers, and executives acknowledged receiving dozens of Arctic Frost–related demands for phone metadata.
- AT&T said it questioned a subpoena tied to Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign account and the special counsel’s office did not follow up, though the company produced records for figures including Kevin McCarthy and Scott Perry.
- One day earlier, Sen. Bill Hagerty filed an FCC complaint seeking penalties against Verizon for turning over his metadata, and an FCC spokesperson said the agency is reviewing the filing.