Court favors iPCS in Nextel scuffle
Court favors iPCS in Nextel scuffle
By Kelly Hill
An appellate court in Illinois has confirmed a lower court's decision that would force Sprint Nextel Corp. to divest its Nextel operations in the territory of PCS affiliate iPCS Inc.
"This is a significant victory for iPCS and we look forward to Sprint's compliance with the … 2006 order," said Timothy Yager, president and CEO of iPCS.
Sprint Nextel spokesman Matthew Sullivan said that the company was "disappointed with the decision and we're considering our legal options."
IPCS sued Sprint Nextel after Sprint and Nextel merged, claiming that its affiliate agreement had been violated. The a...
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