German government to drop Verizon because of U.S. spying
Nothing special about Verizon (or other US providers). I would drop them too! Who wants the US spying on everyone if given an option for other choices.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2394300/reports-german-government-to-drop-verizon-because-of-us-spying.html
The German government is reportedly dropping Verizon Communications as a service provider because of worries about U.S. spying.
The government will shift all services provided by Verizon to Deutsche Telekom by the end of 2015. It had been reviewing its communications contracts already, but concerns about possible spying by the U.S. National Security Agency helped to tip the scales against Verizon, the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets reported.
Germanys move is the latest evidence that revelations about NSA eavesdropping are damaging U.S. companies overseas business.
Verizon provides Internet access to some German federal agencies and helps to run a network that links them, the Journal said. The governments contracts with Verizon had been exposed recently in the media and caused an uproar because of reports of NSA eavesdropping on foreign leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Those reports, based on information disclosed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, brought additional scrutiny to Verizons government contracts.
The change is being made partly because of indications that the U.S.-based carrier is required to do certain things for the NSA, a German Interior Minister spokesman said, according to the Associated Press.