"One of the most glaring and repeated falsehoods in the 
    media reporting is the assertion that, in the aftermath 
    of the 9/11 attacks, Verizon was approached by NSA and 
    entered into an arrangement to provide the NSA with data 
    from its customers' domestic calls" 

    Verizon has not provided customer call data to the 
    National Security Agency, nor had it been asked to do so, 
    the company said in an e-mailed statement. The statement 
    came a day after Atlanta-based BellSouth Corp. made a 
    similar denial.