By Evan Koblentz
Monday, January 5, 2009
Sprint Nextel cannot offer service in iPCS territory, a Cook County, Ill., judge ruled last week, affirming an earlier decision.
Whether the ruling applies to Sprint’s partners, such as Clearwire, is scheduled for courtroom debate beginning March 30, the Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Daily Herald reported. iPCS unsuccessfully tried to prevent the merger from being completed.
Attorneys for iPCS also asked for a summary judgment, which was declined. Instead, the case is headed to trial unless a settlement is reached, a Sprint representative said.