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Data Retention Periods of Major Cell Service Providers

2011/10/01 by Administrator
Dept of Justice

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.


 VerizonT-MobileAT&T / CingularSprintNextelVirgin Mobile
Subscriber InformationPost Paid 3-5 Yrs5 YearsDepends on length of serviceUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Call Detail Records1 Rolling YrPre paid 2 years, post paid 5 years5-7 Years18-24 Months18-24 Months2 Years
Cell towers used by phone1 Rolling YrOver 1 yearFrom July 200818-24 Months18-24 MonthsRetained by Sprint
Text message detail1 Rolling YrPre paid 2 years, post paid 5 yearsPost paid 5-7 years18 Months18 Months60-90 Days
Text Message Content3-5 DaysNot RetainedNot RetainedNot retainedNot Retained90 Days w/ Search Warrant
PicturesIf uploaded to websiteUntil deletedNot Retained???????Not retained
IP Session Information1 Rolling YearNot RetainedNon public IP retained 72hours60 days60 daysNot retained
IP Destimation Information90 DaysNot RetainedNon public IP retained 72hours60 days60 daysNot retained
Bill Copies3-5 YearsNot Retained5-7 Years7 years7 years???
Payment History3-5 Years5 YearsDepends on length of serviceUnlimitedUnlimited???
Store Surveillance Videos30 Days2 Weeks1-2 MonthsDependsDepends???
Service Applications3-5 yearsNot RetainedNot RetainedDependsDependsNot retained

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