Sprint Issues Statement in Response to New York Attorney General Lawsuit
(NYSE: S) today issued the following statement in response to
the New York Attorney Generals lawsuit alleging Sprint did not collect
the proper New York state taxes from Sprints New York customers:
This complaint is without merit and Sprint categorically denies the
complaint’s allegations. We have collected and paid over to New York
every penny of sales taxes on mobile wireless services that we believe
our customers owe under New York state law. With this lawsuit, the
Attorney General’s office is claiming New York consumers, who already
pay some of the highest wireless taxes in the country, should pay even
more. We intend to stand up for New York consumers’ rights and fight
this suit.”
About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served more than 55
million customers at the end of 2011 and is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including
the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United
States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid
brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance
Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities;
and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Newsweek ranked Sprint No.
3 in its 2011 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the nations greenest
companies, the highest of any telecommunications company. You can learn
more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
