percentages - 7:54 am on May 5, 2006 (gmt 0)

>Broadband providers and Internet phone companies will have to pick up the tab for the cost of building in mandatory wiretap access for police surveillance

LMAO......No they won't, the consumer will!

It will show up, after a couple of more court cases, as yet another Federal Charge which they are legally bound to charge!

The phone companies will say "sorry, but, the Goverernment made us do it!". The Consumer will get to pay to be spied upon.

Yet another Nickel & Dime job on the US people. I the government really want to fund these programs they should add the cost to income tax, something very visible for all to see. Sweeping these costs under the carpet is extremely under-hand IMHO.