Sprint sprints off with $140m from Time Warner after VoIP patent battle

Sprint has been awarded $139.8m in damages after a jury found that Time Warner Cable infringed on five of its patents related to voice-over-IP calling systems. The jury in Sprint's home town of Kansas City found that TWC, now part of Charter, violated the five patents on technology related to the operation of TWC's VoIP …

[redpawn]

I'd say good for them but..

there is no broadband alternative in my area and I expect they will just pass the cost along. Wish we had municipal broadband service but then we would be overrun by communists and people wanting reasonable electric rates.

[Goopy]

Sprint is going to need that money to expand into their new storefronts in the old Radio Shack