Legal Opinion
New Comm Wireless Services, Inc. v. SprintCom, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 5, 2002No. 01-2541, 01-2603PublishedCited by 367 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
These interlocutory appeals implicate the brave new world of wireless communications. In the underlying action, the district court sided with plaintiff-appellee New Comm Wireless Services (“Movistar”) and issued a preliminary injunction against two related companies, SprintCom and Sprint Spectrum (collectively, “Sprint”). After clearing a path through the technological thicket, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
We divide our discussion of the relevant background into four segments. Except as otherwise indicated, the facts are not disputed.
A. The Wireless Revolution.
The wireless…
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