The RIAA has asked the regional Bell operating companies, including Verizon and SBC, to monitor customers' usage of their DSL services and report downloads of copyrighted material. To their everlasting credit, the telcos have refused to comply and are fighting the RIAA in federal court.
RBOCs stand tall against recording industry
More and more people are opposing the RIAA. There’s bound to be a big fight as soon as the RIAA tries messing with a company that has loads of cash.