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AT&T; has filed a lawsuit over Verizon's "There's a Map for That" advertising campaign, claiming Verizon is misrepresenting AT&T;'s coverage areas.
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Whoa -- we just got word that AT&T
is suing Verizon for false advertising over Big Red's...
"There's a map for that" ads . We're reading the complaint and motion to stop the ads, but here's what AT&T says is the big problem: In ...
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AT&T sues Verizon over 'There's a map for that' ads
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Think the Motorola Droid is almost perfect, but
it just needs to be a modem for your...
laptop? Verizon can help with that, next year. Verizon Wireless told us that their "Broadband Access Connect" plan, which allows you to tether your phone as a ...
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AT Inc. took offense to Verizon Wireless's latest
advertising campaign, claiming in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that...
the commercials falsely suggest the wireless carrier has coverage gaps. Verizon Wireless, which is jointly owned by Verizon ...
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AT&T "Maps" Out Lawsuit Against Verizon
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... court. And even if you haven't heard why, there's a good chance you can suspect the impetus behind the suit filed.
If you've seen Verizon's "There's a Map for That" commercials, you've probably noticed that AT&T's represented coverage area looks nothing like the coverage area AT&T says it provides. In fact, the commercial makes AT&T's coverage look so bad, that some commentators in the blogosphere saw this lawsuit coming probably before Verizon did.
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AT&T Sues Verizon Over "Maps" Commercial
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... customers have no coverage whatsoever and thus cannot use
their wireless devices when they are outside of AT&T's depicted
coverage area." Reuters got a reply from Verizon saying, "The ads in question clearly state that voice and data services are available outside 3G areas." AT&T has requested a temporary restraining order that could prevent the television commercial from airing until this dispute is resolved. Via AppleInsider
How Verizon May Be Fudging the Facts on AT&T’s Wireless Network
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... speeds. AT&T, on the other hand, started rolling out their network later, and it currently features speeds of up to 3.6Mbits. AT&T is also testing their faster 7.2Mbit network in certain markets (which iPhone 3GS supports), and we’ll be seeing that in more places soon enough. Verizon can’t easily upgrade their current network, and it’s going to be a few years until we see their faster “LTE” network upgrades (which also will require new phones). AT&T is currently in the process of suing Verizon over these ads, and they’ve also taken to being more transparent about their ...
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... mocking the iPhone’s “There’s an app for that” tagline with the slogan “There’s a map for that.” The commercials, which contrast Verizon’s 3G coverage map with AT&T’s, have led to a lawsuit in which AT&T has alleged the TV spots are misleading. ...
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