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How long does a cell phone service provider, Sprint, et al., keep cell phone records?

Asked by UScitizen (4306points) May 11th, 2010
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Is this regulated by law, or company policy? There must be some point in time when even a subpoena would result in the answer that the records are no longer available.

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“Verizon Wireless keeps “phone records including cell site location for 12 months,” Drew Arena, Verizon’s vice president and associate general counsel for law enforcement compliance, said at a federal task force meeting in Washington, D.C. last week. Arena said the company keeps “phone bills without cell site location for seven years,” and stores SMS text messages for only a very brief time. ”

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njnyjobs's avatar

If indeed they are covered by the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, some documents/information are required to be retained for a period of 7 years.

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@UScitizen and @marinelife, also @ninyjobs.These are very interesting answers I am pleased about being part of this site, I know that I will learn much and hopefully I will be able to contribute as well with what I know here.

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