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Windstream Must Pay Up for PAETEC Acquisition

A group of PAETEC investors sued the company two years ago, saying the $2.3 billion price tag – $5.50 per share – was too small. ...More
April 10, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Verizon Pension Plan Members Allowed to Sue as a Group

A federal judge in Texas ruled that Verizon pension beneficiaries can sue the company as a group over its transfer of $8.5 billion in plan obligations to the Prudential Insurance. ...More
March 29, 2013 By Arselia Gales
Posted in News
Jury to AT&T: Pony Up $27.5M for Patent Infringement

The communications giant has lost a case related to the broadcasting of Internet audio and video. ...More
March 21, 2013
Posted in News
B/OSS' Top 10 Stories of 2012

Mega-mergers. Crazy cases of bill shock. Call centers shutting down. 2012 was a big year for news in billing/BSS/OSS. Here are the top 10 stories as determined by readers of the weekly B/OSS newsletter. ...More
December 28, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in Articles, Billing
Windstream Ducks Major Trouble in Bribery Case With Charitable Contribution

The state of Oklahoma had accused Windstream of bribing an Oklahoma school superintendent with college basketball tickets in return for maintaining a relationship with the company for Internet services. ...More
December 20, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Court Slaps Verizon's Hand at Wireless-Access Appeal

Three U.S. Court of Appeals judges rejected Verizon Wireless' claim that it shouldn't have to share its nationwide network with smaller competitors for their customers' mobile Internet use. ...More
December 5, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
Without Jobs, 'Kinder, Gentler' Apple Settles Patent Suits with HTC

Apple's new CEO could be the reason for its recent settlement with Android makers. ...More
November 13, 2012
Posted in News
Former Verizon CEO: Spinoff Directory Unit Was 'Stable'

Verizon's ex-CEO testified that the company did not seek to "unload a dying business" when spinning off a directory unit in 2006 – a spinoff that went bankrupt. ...More
October 23, 2012
Posted in News
Apple-Samsung Tablet 'Copycat' Disputes Might Finally End

"We continue to believe that Apple was not the first to design a tablet with a rectangular shape and rounded corners," said Samsung. ...More
October 18, 2012
Posted in News
Verizon Trial: Bankrupt Spinoff's Creditors Want Nearly $10 Billion

Attorneys for Idearc say Verizon "burdened [the company] with an anchor of debt around its neck ... and without adequate resources to survive." A Verizon spokesperson said the lawsuit is "baseless and without merit." ...More
October 15, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News