The estate is still liable for all debts including any ongoing ones that the deceased is contractually obligated to pay.
kingu is quite correct. Where do you draw the line?
The bottom line is a contract is a contract. If the company chooses to cancel the contract upon proof of death that’s good. But I don’t believe it is required to under law.
Did you even read the article? Obviously not.
Not all contracts are equal. This is a service contract which Sprint is unable to supply inasmuch as they do not currently have service availability to either heaven, hell or purgatory for that matter.
Sprint really needs to improve it’s customer service. Their spokesman says they have a policy of cancelling contracts and waiving early termination fees upon receipt of a death certificate. How hard would it be for them to train CS personel to appropriately inform the family of what steps to take to cancel the dead person’s service.
Was the $90 worth the negative publicity or the lost account if the family moves to another service?