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Feb. 5, 2009

A judge in Illinois has given Sprint Nextel until January 2010 to cease operating part of its Nextel wireless phone network across a swath of the Midwest.

Sprint affiliate iPCS said yesterday that the Cook County Circuit Court filed a final order in the company's original lawsuit against Sprint.

The Court order effectively gives Sprint Nextel until Jan. 25, 2010, to cease owning, operating and managing the Nextel network in iPCS Wireless' service area.

A judge earlier ruled Sprint's acquisition of Nextel Communications four years ago violated an exclusivity agreement with the iPCS network.

Overall, iPCS' territory covers parts of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and the state of Nebraska.

A Sprint spokesperson said the company was implementing a new plan to further address the court's ruling but wouldn't provide any details.

A phone call made at the company's divisional headquarter went unanswered.

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Source: Sprint Nextel.