Sprint Nextel today filed a request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it had stiffed New York out of $100 million in taxes.
Sprint filed its request to a New York state court, arguing that its practices don't violate New York law.
In April, New York Attorney General Eric Schniederman filed his lawsuit against Sprint. He sought a penalty of $300 million for the company's alleged failure to pay taxes.
Sprint at the time denied the allegations. The company declined to comment beyond the filing today.
The company, however, noted in its filing that New York was attempting to punish Sprint for failing to collect a pass-through sales tax from New York customers on the interstate portion of its flat-rate monthly wireless plans. It noted that Schniederman cites one provision out of context in his lawsuit, and ignores other laws.
CNET contacted the New York attorney general's office for comment. We'll update the story once we get a response.
