You're confusing Verizon's response in the last week with Verizon's response in 2006. The article talks about the 2006-era responses from AT&T and Verizon. The

You're confusing Verizon's response in the last week with Verizon's response in 2006. The article talks about the 2006-era responses from AT&T and Verizon. The one in the last week isn't especially interesting when you have the NSA director and multiple senators confirming the phone log collection exists.