JL1975 - I still think your lawyer's assessment of the Settlement Agreement was correct.
The response from AT&T's investor relations is interesting. They reference only the Feb 9 press release announcing the closing of the acquisition. But that can only be a part of the final deal. Per the Settlement Agreement the BK proceeding had to be closed. That didn't happen until 4/12.
And now we have this $1B+ line item on AT&T's balance sheet. Which is about the exact right number for the portion of the licenses that were in dispute. And I'm wondering if it's now a wrestling match to see how that chunk is parsed out.