Verizon Sues Sprint Over Interconnection Charges

isn't this the truth. i am looking for the day when Sprint goes under.

why would you want the best network to go under?

He said the day "Sprint" goes under, I think you misunderstood.

Thanks Foamy... I enjoy Verizon service and I am looking towards the day with SPRINT PCS states that are closing the doors. I will throw the biggest party for that day.

Your going to be waiting a long time! 🤣

Gosh yah me too, I am so excited about the day that 60,000 plus people loose their jobs! Party! Party! You freakin' jerk...

Yeah aside from about 8,000-10,000 agents from abroad working as customer service for Sprint. Imagine they're only earning about $250 a month and this jerk wishes these people to lose their jobs. I hope that people would be a little open-minded before they fire off their mouth.

You're overreacting. If Sprint closed it's doors there's about a 99.9% probability that the infrastructure and employees would be absorbed by another CDMA carrier.

Why would ANYONE give a royal, flying EFF what a company that they don't even do business with goes under or not? That's thousands and thousands of American jobs! Wouldn't you prefer Sprint get back on track (which they will, they have plenty of money and right CEO now) and keep your wireless bills down with it's competitive balance? Obviously these people are sheer morons for wishing this. No other explanation, really. You made your choice to switch companies if you didn't like them, now you have no right to wish unemployment on thousands and move the industry towards even more of a monopoly. Freaking idiots!

First Alltel now sprint.

https://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=2624 »

Verizon is just nickel and diming everyone. They are just pissed off cuz sprint one up'd them with the simply everything plan, and this is the only thing they can do to get them back. I'm sure Sprint will release a statement about how this is totally bogus and Verizon needs to take a hike.

How are they nickel and diming Sprint when this is a legitimate debt of Sprint's that is owed to Verizon? Verizon would be doing a disservice to itself and its own customers by letting Sprint off the hook and having $10m less money.

All I'm saying is that there are always two sides of a story and we have only heard one so far.

Syph3r said:
All I'm saying is that there are always two sides of a story and we have only heard one so far.

This isn't schoolyard gossip, this is a breach of legal contract. We don't need to hear both sides of the story, the bottom line is that Sprint violated a mutually agreed upon LEGAL contract.

No, your wrong, Syph3r is right, we haven't heard both sides of the story yet. Just because Verizon filed suit doesn't mean they are right....what kind of tool are you anyway? When the lawsuit is settled you can make stupid comments like "the bottom line is that Sprint violated a mutually agreed upon LEGAL contract.", assuming of course Verizon even wins the lawsuit...again none of us has all the information. You don't know the terms of the contracts....don't post again until you actually have something worthwhile to post....tool!

Well said! 😁

Sorry... "IF" we get the money we will pay you.

Wilocrek,

Since you chose to attack me on a personal level right off the bat, I am going to assume you don't have a lot of evidence to back up any arguments you just made and were just looking to stir things up.

First of all, go google what a Interconnection between wireless carriers is and how they are handled.

Second of all, read the full article in question next time. Not just the excerpt from Phonescoop. Had you done that, you would have found this quote from a SPRINT Spokesperson,

“Because Verizon’s claims in this matter are running up against a two-year statute of limitations, this complaint comes as no surprise -- this is simply a standard legal maneuver by Verizon to preserve their legal claim aga

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Ghosthendrikson said:
Wilocrek,

Since you chose to attack me on a personal level right off the bat, I am going to assume you don't have a lot of evidence to back up any arguments you just made and were just looking to stir things up.

First of all, go google what a Interconnection between wireless carriers is and how they are handled.

Second of all, read the full article in question next time. Not just the excerpt from Phonescoop. Had you done that, you would have found this quote from a SPRINT Spokesperson,

“Because Verizon’s claims in this matter are running up against a two-year statute of limitations, this complaint comes as no surprise -- this is simply a standard legal maneuver by

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You're right.. there is only one side to this. Thats why sprints lawyers won't be allowed in the courtroom.

For the love of all that is good and holy.. anyone who thinks that he or she knows everthing there is to know about a multimillion dollar lawsuit between two multi-billion dollar companies based on a 75 word new brief is clearly smoking their breakfast.

No, theres one side--the side that Sprint isn't paying!

Read the article, sprint basically even admitted to being past due. They owe verizon money, they are past due won't pay. A lawsuit is totally within verizon's right and they should have done it.

This isn't like asking your buddy to pay you back for a pack of gum you bought him (thats nickel and diming). ITS 10 FREAKIN MILLION DOLLARS!

Go get your money verizon!

10 mill IS a pack of gum to these muliti BILLION dollar companies...sprint has not disputed the amount or validity of the claim. They will pay up. eventually

I could not agree more...If I don't pay my Sprint bill they will cut me off and then send it to collections if it's not resolved in a timley manner. Why should it be any different if it's carrier to carrier. You owe the money so pay it...if not it will only cost you more in court. It looks as it Sprint may have been trying to pull a fast one and eclips the 2 year statue of limitations and then skip on the bill but who knows.

Sprint is smart. Sprint is just holding out because they can. The longer Sprint holds out the more Verzion sweats. Verizon will get their money... Don't worry fan boys! 😛

Anybody that says Verizon Wireless needs money to pay for the Auciton is idiot that just talks with out any info to back it up

1st Verizon and Verizon Wireless are 2 diferent compnanies. Verizon is telephone company that is traded publicly. Verizon Wireless is not traded publicly therfore they are a privately held company that is owned by Verizon Communications and Vodafone, this Partnership goes by Cellco Partnership. 2nd Verizon Wireless is the most profitable Wireless company in the US. Verizon Wireless only serves as income for Verizon wich gets 55% of it and Vodafone 45%. http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/ verizon/2008/verizon-caps-successful-year.htm l LOOK IT UP!!!!!!! Also last year Verizon not Wireless had 30 billion in ...
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If you think that is what I meant then you are wrong. I just said they are holding the money from verizon because they can. Not because of the auction... chill. 🤨

While I don't know the exact arrangement of Sprint's debt to Verizon, I suspect that they may have 'late fees' and charges to pay for holding out as well. For all anyone knows, Verizon may have been holding out, as they're making a lot of money off 'late fees' that they can collect off of Sprint.

Syph3r your an idiot. That comment hase no proof. Wouldnt you be pissed if some body owed you 10 million?

We're not saying they shouldn't pay but how do you know what sprint's take on the argument is? YOU DON'T! What if Verizon breached the contract and Sprint said We're not paying because of your error? I find it hard to believe that Sprint would just up and not pay for no reason.

Anybody that says Verizon Wireless needs money to pay for the Auciton is idiot that just talks with out any info to back it up

1st Verizon and Verizon Wireless are 2 diferent compnanies. Verizon is telephone company that is traded publicly. Verizon Wireless is not traded publicly therfore they are a privately held company that is owned by Verizon Communications and Vodafone, this Partnership goes by Cellco Partnership. 2nd Verizon Wireless is the most profitable Wireless company in the US. Verizon Wireless only serves as income for Verizon wich gets 55% of it and Vodafone 45%. http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/ verizon/2008/verizon-caps-successful-year.htm l LOOK IT UP!!!!!!! Also last year Verizon not Wireless had 30 billion i...
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You have obviously haven't been reading all of the articles that have been poping up.

https://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=2906 »

The direct quote out of the phonescoop article says:

"Verizon needs to make a $1.4 billion dollar down payment on April 3, and will have to pay the remaining $7.5 billion by April 17. Verizon wireless already has over $31 billion in debt, and only $1.15 billion in cash. Verizon's spectrum winnings totaled $9.36 billion."

Did you see the 31 billion dollars debt????? and the fact that they only have 1.15 billion in cash on hand????? You missed that one.....didn't ya!!!!!

Verizon is in debt and if they don't find a ton of money fast they might loose out!

Oh and guess what today's date is April...
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Well they will just have to put it down on a capitol expendeture. And its Verizon thats paying not Verizon Wireless you idiot you must no know about anything about the business world. You have to rely on phonescoop. Phonescoop is not the place for financial data. You need to go to wallstreet journal, or etrade where I do trading and read up on financial info.

I was waiting for someone to point that one out. You have to remember that VZW fanboys are always right 🙄 ....they must have just glanced right over that one when it posted the other week. It does look like VZW might be scrambling to get the funds together. Never the least if Sprint owes them $10 mill they need to pay it.

jjay619 said:
Well they will just have to put it down on a capitol expendeture. And its Verizon thats paying not Verizon Wireless you idiot you must no know about anything about the business world. You have to rely on phonescoop. Phonescoop is not the place for financial data. You need to go to wallstreet journal, or etrade where I do trading and read up on financial info.

You beezey.

May sound dumb but what us Beezey?

We will see..... Until then shut it! 😛

i get fat commission checks coming from att and t-mobile customers... once we sprint gets a great marketing team like verizon (which hesse is getting together) my commission checks will be even fatter

Thats funny. Here we have a 26:1 port ratio with sprint. Which means for every 26 ports to At&t from sprint there is one at&t port to sprint. Im sure verizon is the same way. Sprint sucks.

VZW and AT&T are steadily gaining customers every quarter... they gotta be coming from somewhere.

thank you sprint!!!!

please explain how sprint sucks. what defines "sucks"? if it's customer care, then yes sprint sucks. if it's a voice network, then no, they are on the same level as verizon and att. if its the data network that defines whether a company sucks or not then no, sprint owns verizon and att in data. yeah, sprint has problems but the service isn't one of them.

I Agree 😎

Well, I guess I shoud not have said "sucks" because that is a bold statement. Normally I just let sprints ex-customers do the talking.

The guys at my store say they get ex sprint customers all the damn time. Like somebody said before, Verizon and Att got to be getting theres customers from somerewhere being that the cellphone market is saturated.

Money Money!!

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MONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!!!!