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Kansas judge allows lawsuits against AT&T to proceed

By DAN MARGOLIES
The Kansas City Star

Class-action lawsuits alleging that AT&T engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy with other long-distance carriers will go forward after a federal judge refused to throw out the plaintiffs’ antitrust claims.

After denying AT&T’s motion to grant it summary judgment last month, U.S. District Judge John Lungstrum on Thursday rejected AT&T’s request to reconsider his order.

The long-running case comprises dozens of class-action lawsuits that were filed nationwide and eventually consolidated before Lungstrum in federal court in Kansas City, Kan.

The lawsuits allege that Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T conspired with each other and their one-time chief competitor, MCI, to overcharge customers when they passed on federal assessments, known as the Universal Service Fund fee, to business and residential users.

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