The big Telcos would get reprimanded if they said a damn thing about anything. Forget about the whistle blowers and read this for a second.

I think there are a lot of people who forgot about CALEA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_L...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD IT WAS EXPOSED IN 2006.