It turns out that all Sprint Nextel customers who entered into a contract between July 1, 1999 and December 31, 2008 are eligible to file a claim. You can file a claim even if you did not have to pay an ETF in the event that you stayed with Sprint Nextel to avoid paying this fee. In that case, you're eligible for $35 (in the form of a check) or additional minutes every month for 12 months (30-60 minutes). If you paid an Early Termination Fee, there is another set of questions you will need to answer. It's all done online and the whole process took about 5 minutes from start to finish.
Verbiage from the legal notice below:
Legal Notice
Judy Larson, et al. v. Sprint Nextel Corp., Sprint Spectrum, L.P. and Nextel Finance Co.,
Case No.: 2:07-cv-05325-JLL-ES (USDC, DNJ)
THIS NOTICE PROVIDES LIMITED INFORMATION ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
Your rights may be affected by a proposed class action Settlement of claims against Sprint, Nextel and/or Sprint Nextel. The settlement would resolve lawsuits in which plaintiffs allege that the Sprint, Nextel and/or Sprint Nextel flat rate early termination fee ("ETF") is illegal or was illegally charged. Plaintiffs brought this suit on their own behalf and on behalf of all Sprint, Nextel or Sprint Nextel subscribers who entered into a personal fixed-term subscriber agreement for a Wireless Service Account for personal or mixed business/personal use, with Sprint, Nextel and/or Sprint Nextel between July 1, 1999 and December 31, 200-8. Sprint Nextel denies the allegations.
Sprint Nextel has agreed to pay $14 million into a common fund to be distributed pursuant to the Settlement benefit rules set forth in the Settlement Agreement. Sprint Nextel has also agreed to provide qualified Settlement Class Members up to $3.5 million in Non-Cash Benefits. Sprint Nextel has also agreed to not insert a flat-rate ETF provision into its customer service agreements for personal wireless service in the U.S. until January 1, 2011, but may charge a pro-rated ETF during this time period. The Settlement will release all claims that customers may have against Sprint, Nextel and/or Sprint Nextel relating in any way to its flat-rate ETFs and term contracts, and will bar future claims, unless the individual excludes him/herself from the Settlement. To receive a benefit under the Settlement, you must timely complete and submit a Claim Form. You may obtain complete information about the Settlement (including a Long Form Notice) and a Claim Form, and information about deadlines, by visiting http://www.sprintetfsettlement.com/, telephoning 1-800-916-6940, or writing the Sprint ETF Settlement Administrator, c/o Gilardi & Co., PO Box 6002, Larkspur, CA 94977-6002. This settlement does not apply to Government or Corporate Accounts.
Go to http://www.sprintetfsettlement.com/ or call 800.916.6940 for additional information. Please do not contact the Court or Sprint.
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