what do Americans think about the NSA scandal

[kandrathe]

Probably not, but it is part of the system that we live within.

Also, much of industry is branded, but running on hardware owned by the bigger ones. Windstream is derived and most likely resides on Verizon hardware assets. I'm not sure how many telecom companies run on Verizon, or AT&T switching equipment. It might just be that somewhere in the contract between Verizon, and Windstream there is a clause related to government FISA requests allowing Verizon to offer it as a service... doh. "You don't need to deal with the pesky government, we'll handle it for you."

Sort of like "who makes Pillsbury dough?" Not Pillsbury. They are just the brand, and often they sub contract with manufacturers to make their products.