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AT&T Sues Verizon for 'Map for That' Ads

Nov 3, 2009, 3:39 PM by Eric M. Zeman

AT&T has filed a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless for the "There's a Map for That" advertising campaign, which pokes fun of Apple and AT&T's "There's an App for That" campaign. The heart of the issue is the AT&T 3G coverage map that Verizon Wireless shows in the commercials. AT&T claims that the large holes in the ad suggest that there is no coverage in those regions at all, and misleads consumers to think so. The lawsuit complains, "By communicating that AT&T customers have no coverage in large parts of the country, Verizon is misleading the public about an essential component of the services AT&T offers." The map used by Verizon shows only AT&T's 3G network footprint, and leaves blank spaces where AT&T provides EDGE coverage.

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AT&T sues the other three carriers...	Slammer	Nov 3, 2009, 6:05 PM
Re: AT&T sues the other three carriers... by SugaR-E Nov 19, 2009, 8:40 PM
Quit Whining AT&T	kovain89	Nov 3, 2009, 4:53 PM
More like quit lying Verizon... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 5:13 PM Re: More like quit lying Verizon... by kovain89 Nov 3, 2009, 5:35 PM I already know it's not... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 5:40 PM 1x IS 3G... by Azeron Nov 3, 2009, 5:47 PM (more replies...) Re: I already know it's not... by kovain89 Nov 3, 2009, 5:54 PM Re: More like quit lying Verizon... by Joshua_0422 Nov 3, 2009, 7:20 PM Re: More like quit lying Verizon... by Menno Nov 3, 2009, 7:58 PM (more replies...) Re: More like quit lying Verizon... by SugaR-E Nov 15, 2009, 3:49 AM
Instead of wasting money and suing Verizon	will54880	Nov 3, 2009, 6:08 PM
Re: Instead of wasting money and suing Verizon by Menno Nov 3, 2009, 6:52 PM AT&T 3G disclaimer: "no 3G available anywhere" by WiWavelength Nov 4, 2009, 2:03 PM Re: Instead of wasting money and suing Verizon by SugaR-E Nov 15, 2009, 2:53 AM
Verizon/Sprint's 3G Coverage on par with AT&T's 2.5G EDGE	lilbp	Nov 5, 2009, 1:24 PM
Re: Verizon/Sprint's 3G Coverage on par with AT&T's 2.5G EDGE by WiWavelength Nov 6, 2009, 3:40 PM Re: Verizon/Sprint's 3G Coverage on par with AT&T's 2.5G EDGE by sugarb85 Nov 10, 2009, 4:06 PM
I am not...	stephen5688	Nov 3, 2009, 5:02 PM
Re: I am not... by Joshua_0422 Nov 5, 2009, 2:14 PM
Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T!	tim6253	Nov 3, 2009, 8:23 PM
Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by cellgeek82 Nov 3, 2009, 8:53 PM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by tim6253 Nov 3, 2009, 9:04 PM Can... by Azeron Nov 3, 2009, 9:09 PM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by Anxiovert Nov 3, 2009, 9:12 PM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by tim6253 Nov 3, 2009, 9:16 PM (more replies...) Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by Anxiovert Nov 3, 2009, 9:07 PM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by tim6253 Nov 3, 2009, 9:15 PM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by flagrantmisuse Nov 4, 2009, 1:55 PM (more replies...) It's the iphone... by Azeron Nov 3, 2009, 9:16 PM Re: It's the iphone... by Anxiovert Nov 3, 2009, 9:22 PM (more replies...) Re: It's the iphone... by boomer916 Nov 4, 2009, 12:12 AM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by tim6253 Nov 3, 2009, 9:28 PM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by murmermer Nov 4, 2009, 5:04 AM (more replies...) Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by Menno Nov 3, 2009, 9:45 PM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by Anxiovert Nov 3, 2009, 11:08 PM (more replies...) Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by murmermer Nov 4, 2009, 5:05 AM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by tim6253 Nov 4, 2009, 6:44 PM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by JeffdaBeat Nov 4, 2009, 12:57 AM Re: Even Sprint has More 3G Coverage than AT&T! by tim6253 Nov 4, 2009, 1:06 AM Does Joe Idiot really care? by thickjake Nov 4, 2009, 10:48 PM Re: Does Joe Idiot really care? by tim6253 Nov 4, 2009, 11:02 PM Re: Does Joe Idiot really care? by mgetty Nov 4, 2009, 11:22 PM Re: Does Joe Idiot really care? by tim6253 Nov 4, 2009, 11:34 PM
Verizon's Next Commercial	murmermer	Nov 4, 2009, 5:22 AM
Re: Verizon's Next Commercial by WiWavelength Nov 4, 2009, 1:25 PM Re: Verizon's Next Commercial by MisterSuperSzar Nov 4, 2009, 5:15 PM Re: Verizon's Next Commercial by WiWavelength Nov 4, 2009, 5:38 PM Re: Verizon's Next Commercial by MisterSuperSzar Nov 4, 2009, 6:22 PM (more replies...)
A few points to consider	VZW_insider	Nov 3, 2009, 7:43 PM
Re: A few points to consider by flagrantmisuse Nov 4, 2009, 1:25 PM
Voice and Data at the same time	ecycled	Nov 4, 2009, 11:04 AM
Re: Voice and Data at the same time by Menno Nov 4, 2009, 12:53 PM
The thing that gets me is	mist668	Nov 3, 2009, 4:27 PM
350kbps = EDGE so.... by Anxiovert Nov 3, 2009, 8:35 PM Re: 350kbps = EDGE so.... by tim6253 Nov 3, 2009, 8:44 PM Re: 350kbps = EDGE so.... by insider. Nov 3, 2009, 9:42 PM Re: 350kbps = EDGE so.... by tim6253 Nov 3, 2009, 9:47 PM (more replies...)
Only???	Azeron	Nov 4, 2009, 11:31 AM
AT&T's EDGE Network Coverage is USELESS Anyway	mike128	Nov 4, 2009, 5:05 AM
AT&T Fanboys need to stop misleading about this lawsuit	jundibasam	Nov 3, 2009, 10:16 PM
Re: AT&T Fanboys need to stop misleading about this lawsuit by Overmann Nov 3, 2009, 11:25 PM Re: AT&T Fanboys need to stop misleading about this lawsuit by jundibasam Nov 4, 2009, 1:04 AM
I seen that coming	Multi-Tasker	Nov 3, 2009, 3:48 PM
Re: I seen that coming by Chromemember Nov 3, 2009, 3:52 PM Re: I seen that coming by JeffdaBeat Nov 3, 2009, 3:56 PM Re: I seen that coming by jskrenes Nov 3, 2009, 4:07 PM Re: I seen that coming by ElTriste Nov 3, 2009, 5:14 PM Re: I seen that coming by shiftmobile Nov 3, 2009, 5:56 PM (more replies...)
Again?	skaii	Nov 3, 2009, 11:48 PM
I was wondering when AT&T would start...	muchdrama	Nov 3, 2009, 11:34 PM
Verizon's Maps are also wrong as well...	bluecoyote	Nov 3, 2009, 4:03 PM
Re: Verizon's Maps are also wrong as well... by jskrenes Nov 3, 2009, 4:09 PM I'm not talking dead spots... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 4:12 PM Re: I'm not talking dead spots... by shiftmobile Nov 3, 2009, 5:53 PM Re: I'm not talking dead spots... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 5:58 PM (more replies...) Re: I'm not talking dead spots... by verizonmaster Nov 3, 2009, 10:11 PM Re: Verizon's Maps are also wrong as well... by jundibasam Nov 3, 2009, 10:25 PM
apple	cor315	Nov 3, 2009, 4:45 PM
Re: apple by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 5:32 PM Re: apple by ne6rocks Nov 3, 2009, 9:50 PM
Idiots...	devilsmafia	Nov 3, 2009, 3:56 PM
Re: Idiots... by Chromemember Nov 3, 2009, 4:01 PM Money to burn by Azeron Nov 3, 2009, 5:23 PM Re: Money to burn by techdiva44 Nov 3, 2009, 5:26 PM Re: Money to burn by Azeron Nov 3, 2009, 5:29 PM (more replies...) Re: Idiots... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 4:04 PM Re: Idiots... by jskrenes Nov 3, 2009, 4:22 PM Re: Idiots... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 5:28 PM Re: Idiots... by Menno Nov 3, 2009, 6:53 PM (more replies...) Re: Idiots... by Anxiovert Nov 3, 2009, 8:45 PM Re: Idiots... by tim6253 Nov 3, 2009, 8:51 PM (more replies...) Re: Idiots... by cellguru906 Nov 3, 2009, 5:15 PM Re: Idiots... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 5:29 PM Re: Idiots... by Azeron Nov 3, 2009, 5:35 PM Re: Idiots... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 5:45 PM (more replies...) Re: Idiots... by devon613 Nov 3, 2009, 6:05 PM Re: Idiots... by shiftmobile Nov 3, 2009, 6:13 PM Sprint by Azeron Nov 3, 2009, 6:22 PM Re: Idiots... by devon613 Nov 3, 2009, 6:25 PM
What Goes Around.....	techdiva44	Nov 3, 2009, 5:24 PM
Re: What Goes Around..... by wirez Nov 3, 2009, 5:31 PM Coverage isn't the same everywhere... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 5:34 PM Re: Coverage isn't the same everywhere... by SPCSVZWJeff Nov 3, 2009, 5:42 PM Re: Coverage isn't the same everywhere... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 5:47 PM Re: Coverage isn't the same everywhere... by shiftmobile Nov 3, 2009, 5:50 PM Re: Coverage isn't the same everywhere... by andy2373 Nov 3, 2009, 5:53 PM Re: Coverage isn't the same everywhere... by Menno Nov 3, 2009, 6:58 PM Re: Coverage isn't the same everywhere... by wirez Nov 3, 2009, 5:46 PM Re: Coverage isn't the same everywhere... by bluecoyote Nov 3, 2009, 5:48 PM Re: Coverage isn't the same everywhere... by Jerzboy21 Nov 3, 2009, 7:56 PM Re: Coverage isn't the same everywhere... by ccanady Nov 3, 2009, 8:37 PM Re: What Goes Around..... by techdiva44 Nov 3, 2009, 5:37 PM Re: What Goes Around..... by Menno Nov 3, 2009, 7:03 PM

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