New York - Major Internet service providers Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and Sprint (NYSE: S) have agreed to block access to child pornography by eliminating access to child porn newsgroups, and purging their servers of any child porn websites, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday. The companies will also collectively pay $1.1 million to fund additional efforts by the AG's office and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to remove child pornography from the Internet. An investigation by the AG's office over several months uncovered 88 newsgroups hosting over 11,000 child pornography images, which subscribers to the ISPs were able to access."These companies are leading the industry and instituting new and innovative ways to stop their service from being used by people looking to distribute and access child pornography," Cuomo said in a statement. "I call on all Internet Service Providers to follow their example and help deter the spread of online child porn."
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