OREANDA-NEWS.  January 30, 2014. Verizon Communications posted online its first Transparency Report, the first such report to be released by a telecommunications company.

“The past year saw an intense focus around the world on government demands to obtain customer data,” said Randal Milch, Verizon general counsel and executive vice president, public policy. “We believe this Transparency Report is a constructive addition to the ongoing conversation about privacy and public safety.”

The report, which will be updated semiannually, outlines the number of 2013 law enforcement requests for customer information that Verizon received in the United States and other countries in which it does business. The report can be reviewed at: http://transparency.verizon.com/.