AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon urged to safeguard SMS, MMS related to riots [telecom]

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by Monica Alleven

After last week's riots at the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, (D-Virginia), asked Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T to immediately work to preserve all SMS and MMS communications created by or sent to their subscribers during the days leading up to, during and the day after the event.

Warner on Friday sent letters to Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert and AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh encouraging them to take steps to ensure they're able to respond should law enforcement come knocking for those records.