Sprint Nextel Files Suit Over Abuse Of Intercarrier Compensation Systems

Sprint Nextel filed a lawsuit against 14 companies it claims are abusing the intercarrier compensation system.

Sprint, Reston, Va., charged that at least 10 rural local exchange companies in Iowa have conspired with free conferencing and international calling services providers, as well as free adult chat lines, to defraud Sprint Nextel and other long distance companies by driving voice traffic to certain local phone companies that charge extremely high rates to Sprint Nextel.

Sprint Nextel's complaint was filed Thursday in Federal District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Central Division.

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Posted to the site on 8th May 2007