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The move follows leaks about mass surveillance programmes run by the National Security Agency from fugitive ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
Shareholders asked Verizon to disclose its dealings with the NSA last month.
The company says it will publish total requests received in criminal cases, as well as details on other legal demands.
This will include court orders, subpoenas and warrants.
'Transparency'
But Verizon, the second-largest US telephone company, says it is still working with the US government to establish the amount of information it can legally reveal about the number of national security letters it received. The letters are legal orders allowing the government to demand financial and phone records without prior court approval.
The report will also not publish "information about other national security requests received by the company".
"The aim of our transparency report is to keep our customers informed about government requests for their data and how we respond to those requests," Randal Milch, executive vice-president of public policy at Verizon, said in a statement.
"Verizon calls on governments around the world to provide more information on the types and amounts of data they collect and the legal processes that apply when they do so."
Via : BBC
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