SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A central South Dakota telephone company in a legal dispute with a national wireless carrier says Sprint Nextel Corp. rejected its settlement offer. Sprint alleges in its lawsuit that Native American Telecom LLC operated a scheme to obtain more money from the communications giant. Native American Telecom disputes the claim. The tribal business that serves the Crow Creek Reservation offered to charge 1 cent per minute for calls instead of a 5-cent rate common for a rural area. Attorney Scott Swier says Sprint did not accept the offer. Sprint spokesman John Taylor says the company doesn’t comment on litigation.
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