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Regardless of any delegation, if the government promised the telcos they would kill any lawsuit related to it, there is absolutely no reason for them to tell the truth -- they will be protected from any civil or criminal complaint (including shareholder lawsuits). Worse, there's actually a reason for them to deny it, no matter what the truth: not denying it would cause their customers to lose faith in them, and thus hurt their bottom line. It can be argued, then, that if they're protected from any damages from lying, they must lie about it.
Good thing this administration brought integrity back into the White House, eh?
