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ATLANTA (AP) - AT&T Inc. is suing Verizon Wireless over its
competitor's "There's a Map for That'' commercials.

AT&T filed the suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Tuesday accusing Verizon of false advertising and deceptive trade practices.

The Verizon commercials are in response to AT&T's "There's an App for That'' ads touting the provider's thousands of applications that can be used on its smart phones.

Verizon's ads show United States maps with areas highlighted to
depict its available "3G'' coverage, which allows users to access
data faster.

In comparison, it displays a map with AT&T's "3G'' coverage with blank spaces to show where the service is not available.

AT&T says those maps are misleading because there is still coverage in areas where "3G'' service is not offered.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

 


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Wednesday, Nov 4 at 8:38 AM false wrote ...

i agree.

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Tuesday, Nov 3 at 10:05 PM hadden wrote ...

They both should be sued for false advertisement. Neither one of them offer service every where they say. If you get out into parts of Jefferson Co GA there is no service.

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