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C2 Files Patent Lawsuit Against US Phone Giants


Reuters News Wire (reuters@telecom-digest.org)
Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:35:03 -0500

C2 Communications, a subsidiary of C2 Global Technologies Inc., said
on Thursday it had filed a law suit against seven big U.S. telecomm-
unications providers saying the companies infringed its patent for
Internet telephone services.

C2, a patent licensing company, said the suit. filed in a Texas court
against AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp, Qwest
Communications International Inc, Sprint Nextel Corp Level 3 Communications
Inc and Global Crossing Ltd.

Representatives from six of the telephone companies were not immediately
available for comment and Global Crossing declined comment.

Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited.

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