The Stupidity of (some) Software Patents
According to this Slashdot article, a big provider of pay-as-you-go cell phone services (BCGI - Boston Comm. Group, Inc.) has been shut down because it infringes on Freedom Wireless's patent. BCGI powers Cingular's Go-Phone and Sprint-Nextel's Boost, two of the biggest pay-as-you-go programs in the country. BCGI owes $128 million, and must shut down services within 90 days. In the meantime, they must pay royalties of 2.5 cents per minute of customer calls to Freedom Wireless.
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Posted on 10/18/05 at 23:32:18 by dchaley (David Haley)
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