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Sprint Loses 'Early Termination' Case, Must Pay $73 Million
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:06:22 -0700
________________________________________ From: lynn [lynn () ecgincc com] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:38 AM To: David Farber Subject: Sprint Loses 'Early Termination' Case, Must Pay $73 Million http://www.informationweek.com/news/telecom/regulation/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209800491 Sprint Loses 'Early Termination' Case, Must Pay $73 Million The ruling could be a bad sign for AT&T and T-Mobile, which are facing similar litigation. By Marin Perez InformationWeek July 29, 2008 03:30 PM A California judge ruled Tuesday that Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) would have to pay $73 million in a class-action lawsuit regarding early termination fees. The ruling is tentative, as Sprint will have about two weeks to come up with a response before a final decision is made in Alameda County, Calif., Superior Court. "Now that the ruling is in, the outcome is clear," said Scott Bursor, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, to reporters. "We won this trial. And Sprint lost. Convincingly." Representatives from Sprint said they are reviewing the ruling, which said former customer will receive about $73 million in refunds. Customers are becoming increasingly frustrated with early termination fees, and are turning to the courts. AT&T (NYSE: T) is currently facing litigation regarding its cancellation fees, and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless recently settled its cases for $21 million earlier this month. T-Mobile has also been involved in lawsuits regarding this issue. snip ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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