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The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division) dismissed with prejudice lawsuits filed by long distance carriers against hundreds of LECs.  Sprint Services and MCI Communications Services / Verizon Select Services alleged that the LECs continued to charge access fees on intraMTA wireless calls and that this was a violation of federal law.  They also claim state-law breach of contract.  In their opinion, the court found the long distance giants failed to plead plausible claims in dismissing the federal-law claims with prejudice.  It will allow the carriers to replead their state law claims.

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