This is a false assumption. AT&T did not deny opening its networks to the NSA during the EFF litigation. It simply declined to comment, and offered suggestions

This is a false assumption. AT&T did not deny opening its networks to the NSA during the EFF litigation. It simply declined to comment, and offered suggestions (which I wrote about at the time) about how the law allowed it to comply with such a secret court order. It's the opposite of what Larry Page is doing.