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AT&T Declares Color War on Verizon
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 29 days ago
AT&T Declares Color War on Verizon
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AT&T has filed a lawsuit claiming a map in a Verizon Wireless commercial misleads consumers about where AT&T has cellphone coverage.
AT&T sues Verizon over 'There's a map for that' ads
engadget.com - 29 days ago
AT&T sues Verizon over 'There's a map for that' ads
— engadget.com — 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 ... (more) AT&T sues Verizon over 'There's a map for that' ads

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Verizon Wireless: Tethering Coming for Droid
gearlog.com - 29 days ago
Verizon Wireless: Tethering Coming for Droid
— gearlog.com — 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 ... (more) Verizon Wireless: Tethering Coming for Droid

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online.wsj.com - 29 days ago
AT&T Sues Verizon Over Wireless Coverage Ads
— online.wsj.com — 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 ... (more) AT&T Sues Verizon Over Wireless Coverage Ads

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AT&T Fires Back Against Verizon for Colorful Maps in 3G Commercials
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... Verizon thought they were so clever. Big Red’s recent “There’s a map for that” adverts seem to have ruffled some feathers over at AT&T. Now AT&T has filed a federal lawsuit against Verizon for false advertising. The issue comes down to the maps shown in the commercial. ...

AT&T Drops Fight Over Maps in Verizon Ads
NYT > Technology — AT&T has called an end to the color wars of 2009. The giant phone company has abandoned its effort to get the federal courts to force Verizon Wireless to change the colors it uses in ads that compare maps of the coverage areas of Verizon’s fast 3G network to those of AT&T. Verizon’s maps use white or gray for places that AT&T does not have 3G coverage. AT&T complained that the ads implied that it has no coverage in these areas (a large part of the country with a small number of people), when in fact it does offer voice and slower data service there. ...

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