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Want Verizon Wireless 3G coverage ads? AT&T’s got a lawsuit for that!
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... wireless devices outside of a ‘3G’ coverage area and undisputedly have coverage in areas depicted by white or blank spaces on the maps used in Verizon’s advertisements.”
AT&T is asking for a temporary restraining order against VZW, until the court can pin down dates for injunction hearings.
What say you, reader? Is AT&T just trying to run damage control on a fair ad? Or has Verizon Wireless gone too far with their commercials?
[Via: Reuters]
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