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This document, obtained by the ACLU, details data retention policies of the five major US cellphone carriers.

The table below is a copy of the original PDF with some info removed, you can see the original at this link.

	Verizon	T-Mobile	AT&T / Cingular	Sprint	Nextel	Virgin Mobile
Subscriber Information	Post Paid 3-5 Yrs	5 Years	Depends on length of service	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Call Detail Records	1 Rolling Yr	Pre paid 2 years, post paid 5 years	5-7 Years	18-24 Months	18-24 Months	2 Years
Cell towers used by phone	1 Rolling Yr	Over 1 year	From July 2008	18-24 Months	18-24 Months	Retained by Sprint
Text message detail	1 Rolling Yr	Pre paid 2 years, post paid 5 years	Post paid 5-7 years	18 Months	18 Months	60-90 Days
Text Message Content	3-5 Days	Not Retained	Not Retained	Not retained	Not Retained	90 Days w/ Search Warrant
Pictures	If uploaded to website	Until deleted	Not Retained	???	????	Not retained
IP Session Information	1 Rolling Year	Not Retained	Non public IP retained 72hours	60 days	60 days	Not retained
IP Destimation Information	90 Days	Not Retained	Non public IP retained 72hours	60 days	60 days	Not retained
Bill Copies	3-5 Years	Not Retained	5-7 Years	7 years	7 years	???
Payment History	3-5 Years	5 Years	Depends on length of service	Unlimited	Unlimited	???
Store Surveillance Videos	30 Days	2 Weeks	1-2 Months	Depends	Depends	???
Service Applications	3-5 years	Not Retained	Not Retained	Depends	Depends	Not retained

Data Retention Periods of Major Cell Service Providers

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