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Lawsuits

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
Tangoe Sued for 'Risky Strategy,' 'Misleading Statements'

The suit, filed in a federal court in Connecticut, says Tangoe violated federal securities law. ...More
March 5, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
CenturyLink, Windstream, AT&T Accused of DSL Patent Infringement

The company filed lawsuits last year that go after Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T for wireless-technology patent infringement as well. ...More
February 12, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
AT&T Settles Prison-Phone Lawsuit for $45 Million

After a 12-year-long class action lawsuit involving expensive collect calls, AT&T has agreed to pay $45 million to families of Washington state prisoners. ...More
February 4, 2013
Posted in News
Verizon Poised to Win $9.5 Billion Case

Idearc, now dba SuperMedia Inc., claims that Verizon essentially dumped the business, knowing that it was in trouble and saddling it with $9 billion in debt. ...More
January 23, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Sprint's SoftBank, 'Grossly Undervalued' Clearwire Deals Won't Go Unchallenged

Few mega-mergers get approved without a fight from those unhappy with the potential deal, so it doesn't come as a huge surprise that Sprint's pending deals with Clearwire and Japan's SoftBank have some opposition. ...More
January 8, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
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
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