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Seeks declaration from the court that no exclusivity provisions are violated
03:06PM Sunday May 11 2008 by KathrynV
tags: legal · competition · business · wireless · alternatives · Sprint Mobile Broadband
Sprint doesn’t want anything to get in the way of the company’s plans to merge with Clearwire to build a massive WiMax network. Anticipating potential hassle from wireless service provider iPCS, Sprint has made the first move and asked a judge to declare that the new network does not violate any exclusivity agreements that the company has with iPCS. Sprint has cause for concern considering the history of the companies; iPCS won in court after the company sued over exclusivity violations when Sprint acquired Nextel. However, Sprint believes that the fact that the WiMax network is on a different frequency from the wireless network should negate any exclusivity issues. Should the court issue the declaration that Sprint seeks, Sprint would avoid future court battles with iPCS over the issue.

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HEDP

join:2008-04-27
Miami, FL

heh

Ah yes, iPCS. Those bastards caused plenty of trouble already, it would be better off eliminating them altogether in the future since they refuse to improve coverage area's that they service, yet want to keep the Sprint name.
desreversti

join:2002-09-03
San Antonio, TX
·RoadRunner Cable

Re: heh

I wholeheartedly agree! My parents up in Illinois are stuck under the iPCS umbrella. Coverage is terrible and Ev-DO is non-existent. Whenever I go from San Antonio to visit them in Champaign-Urbana, I can easily tell a difference in terms of coverage and the lack of Ev-DO can be painful (missed calls when using data :/).

HEDP

join:2008-04-27
Miami, FL

Re: heh dow

If you want to read (and it's a long read)

Here is a thread at sprintusers since probably the problem began.

»www.sprintusers.com/forum/showth···ght=iPCS

iPCS has coverage in major markets and they need to go down badly, as this affects both Sprint and Nextel (mostly Nextel) networks.

iPCS basically wants to turn lights out on the Nextel network in their area's which affect basically 700,000 Nextel customers. A major blow to the already troubled iDEN market and iPCS wants to claim everything even up to Hesse's toilet paper. Their a partner that Sprint has been going back and forth for year's and now Sprint wants to make sure they prevent iPCS from getting there way. Once iPCS get's out of the way that will be one giant stepping stone for Sprint in general.

en102
Canadian, eh?

join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·DSL EXTREME
·DSL EXTREME

Re: heh dow

Well, if Sprint allowed them to become an affiliate, then they should be holding up to any Sprint agreements.
Could iPCS be a part of the reason that Sprint's name is mud to many people (besides their rep on C.S. and billing).
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Canada = Hollywood North

HEDP

join:2008-04-27
Miami, FL

Re: heh dow

Sprint had to buy a couple many affiliates because the way the original sprint was just a group of affiliates all over the place making a big ball of crap everywhere. So they started buying out affiliates left and right and iPCS is the last standing affiliate which has been causing pain and misery to fix the issue since the Sprint-Nextel merger and has sued because of a breach in agreement it had with Sprint.

iPCS probably contributed to the factor but originally Sprint was terrible in billing and C.S and so far to reorganize all these affiliates they bought out, transfer over customers from other billing systems and so forth has caused nothing but headaches in HQ.

This is why Hesse is trying to restructure the internal part of Sprint, so this time we are not transferred to three of four different locations to get an issue solved. Of course all of this took longer than expected and has taken a toll on the companies stability in general which is why customers are fed up with the issues and are leaving.

Sprint is trying to pull a power rangers with incompatible parts everywhere. Best way I can explain it to ya

rawgerz
In Debt we trust
Premium
join:2004-10-03
Grove City, PA
·Sprint Mobile Broa..

Bastards for sure. My county is in "their territory" and Sprint has no EVDO in it, I wonder why But Verizon is allowed!

There should be no territorial crap, it's unfair to the CONSUMERS.
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You can't make all the people happy all of the time. But it should be common sense to shoot for the majority.
DarnellP

join:2004-10-12
Las Vegas, NV

iPCS a thorn in Sprint Nextel's side

It's been well documented how bad their financial situation is at the moment, but Sprint really needs to buy these clowns as the did with most of their other affiliates following the Nextel acquisition. Truly they should have been taken car of a long time ago.

HEDP

join:2008-04-27
Miami, FL

Re: iPCS a thorn in Sprint Nextel's side

It's not a thorn, it's freaking cancer.
DoRight

join:2007-07-20
Mechanicsburg, PA

Re: iPCS a thorn in Sprint Nextel's side

I know what you mean. But atleast I dont have it to bad being in an affiliate market (Shentel). Atleast we have some EVDO coverage in the Harrisburg, PA Area...But it's only about a 5 mile radius around the capital..

Al Hurts

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