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does ATT keep CONTEXT of text messages and how much is the cost to retrive them?they were sent and recieved somewhere around 14-20 months ago. what is the process? Thx
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As far as the record of the text message I believe AT&T keeps the date, time, sender, and recipient info for 5-7 years.
As far as the actual content of the message, I do not think AT&T retains any text message content except at the SMSC for 3-5 days in case the recipient's phone is inaccessable (turned off, out of range).
So, you might be out of luck with AT&T meeting your request, but from what I hear the NSA might very well have a copy.
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