AT&T Files Suit Against Verizon

nicknrm · 11-03-2009, 06:49 PM

"There's a map for that" and "iDont" have put a bit of tension under AT&T's belt.

They've decided to sue (for how much?) because of Verizon's ad campaign that shows AT&T's 3G coverage. AT&T has stated that this is a direct attack to show how small AT&T's 3G coverage is and that AT&T would rather Verizon Wireless show their EDGE network which spans over most of their voice coverage area...

What..EDGE? That's not 3G. Verizon Wireless is comparing their own 3G to the 3G of AT&T. It wouldn't necessarily be fair for Verizon Wireless to use AT&T's non-3G coverage and compare it to that of their own...

Maybe AT&T should take some of the money from their legal budget and use it to improve their 3G coverage...hmm...

Here is what AT&T says:

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In essence, we believe the ads mislead consumers into believing that AT&T doesn't offer ANY wireless service in the vast majority of the country. In fact, AT&T's wireless network blankets the US, reaching approximately 296M people. Additionally, our 3G service is available in over 9,600 cities and towns. Verizon's misleading advertising tactics appear to be a response to AT&T's strong leadership in smartphones. We have twice the number of smartphone customers... and we've beaten them two quarters in a row on net post-paid subscribers. We also had a slightly lower churn -- a sign that customers are quite happy with the service they receive.

It is now stated that AT&T is also suing for Coverage "Gaps". Since Verizon Wireless covers all of their network with 3G, they have no gaps where their voice service exists and data doesn't. AT&T has coverage in the white areas displayed "no service" on their 3G map.

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