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

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AT&T Demands Verizon Pull 'Map for That' & 'Misfit' Commercials
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After Verizon Wireless aired three more commercials recently that compare 3G coverage maps between AT&T and Verizon, AT&T has amended its original complaint and demanded that Verizon cease airing ...   read

T-Mobile Adds Detailed Coverage Maps
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Verizon Wins First Round In Ad Wars Against AT&T
Wednesday, 7:16 PM
Today a judge in Atlanta sided with Verizon Wireless and denied AT&T's request to issue a temporary restraining order that would prevent Verizon from airing certain commercials. Verizon and ...   read

AT&T Publishes Public Letter Refuting Verizon Wireless Ads
Nov 13, 2009, 12:45 PM
In addition to the lawsuit that AT&T already filed against Verizon Wireless over its recent string of 3G coverage advertisements, AT&T is taking its message straight to the public. ...   read

Verizon Responds to AT&T Suit, Calls It 'Meritless'
Monday, 9:31 PM
Today Verizon Wireless responded at length to AT&T's lawsuit and request for a temporary restraining order against Verizon that would prevent it from airing a series of commercials that ...   read

Verizon to Launch Mobile TV Service March 1
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Verizon Wireless Takes Alltel to Court Over Ads
Jan 4, 2008, 8:41 AM
Verizon Wireless has filed a false advertising lawsuit against Alltel. In the lawsuit, Verizon claims that Alltel falsely represented its position as the only carrier to allow customers to ...   read

Class Action Against Verizon Can Move Forward
Jan 28, 2008, 2:32 PM
An arbitrator has decided that a large class-action lawsuit against Verizon Wireless regarding early termination fees can move forward. By making this decision, this lawsuit will represent the largest ...   read

Verizon Expands Coverage With Purchase of Rural Cellular
Jul 30, 2007, 8:20 AM
Verizon Wireless acquired Rural Cellular, a regional network operator covering parts of New England, the Mid West, the South and the Pacific Northwest, for $2.67 billion. Rural Cellular operates ...   read

Verizon Wireless Buys Alltel for $28.1 Billion
Jun 5, 2008, 9:14 AM
Verizon Wireless has agreed to acquire Alltel from the private equity firms that currently own the nation's fifth-largest national wireless provider. Verizon Wireless will acquire Alltel's assets, including 13 ...   read

Jitterbug Hops Over to Verizon Wireless
Aug 27, 2009, 8:05 AM
Today Jitterbug and Verizon Wireless announced that Jitterbug's phones and services will now be available on the Verizon Wireless network. Jitterbug - run by Great Call - uses Samsung ...   read

Verizon Expands EV-DO Coverage, Lights Up Pacific Northwest
Jun 23, 2005, 1:16 PM
Verizon today launched EV-DO high speed wireless data for metro areas in Washington's Puget Sound metro area including Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia as well as the Northern Willamette Valley ...   read

Verizon Wireless Debuts Femtocell Product
Jan 25, 2009, 10:06 PM
Verizon Wireless has begun offering a femtocell called the Network Extender. The Extender provides extended cellular network coverage in the home (approx. 5,000 square feet) through a subscriber's broadband ...   read

AT&T Takes Verizon to Task Over Advertising
Jul 27, 2009, 5:26 PM
AT&T has filed a false advertising claim against Verizon Wireless with the National Advertising Division of the Council for Better Business Bureaus. Verizon Wireless uses several phrases in its ...   read

Verizon Expands Express Network
Apr 2, 2002, 10:28 AM
Verizon Wireless today announced the availability of its 1XRTT Express Network in thirteen additional markets, bringing total coverage to one third of the Verizon Wireless national footprint and 72 ...   read

Verizon Sues Sprint Over Interconnection Charges
Apr 17, 2008, 7:30 AM
Verizon Wireless has filed a lawsuit against Sprint Nextel, seeking payment of $10 million for interconnection charges. Verizon claims that it has contacted Sprint repeatedly for many months to ...   read

Cingular 3G In Most Of 100 Largest Cities
Dec 20, 2006, 4:20 PM
Cingular today announced it has launched 3G in 160 markets across the US. This exceeds Cingular's predictions a year ago that they would cover 100 markets by the end ...   read

AT&T Going After Verizon Wireless Assets
Feb 4, 2009, 8:50 AM
As part of its acquisition of Alltel Wireless, Verizon Wireless must divest $3 billion worth of spectrum and other assets, including coverage of some 2.1 million subscribers spread across ...   read

Verizon Expands 3G Coverage, Announces New Pricing
May 20, 2002, 9:45 AM
Verizon Wireless today announced the rollout of the carrier's new Express Network rates, and a number of new markets. Verizon will be offering unlimited usage for a monthly ...   read