Verizon isn’t fazed by the AT&T legal claims that the Verizon ads attacking poor coverage are false and misleading. Our sister site Engadget broke the story of the Verizon response to the suit and you can read the it here.
Verizon isn’t pulling any punches and says “AT&T did not file this lawsuit because Verizon’s “There’s A Map For That” advertisements are untrue; AT&T sued because Verizon’s ads are true and the truth hurts.”
“In the final analysis, AT&T seeks emergency relief because Verizon’s side-by-side, apples-to-apples comparison of its own 3G coverage with AT&T’s confirms what the marketplace has been saying for months: AT&T failed to invest adequately in the necessary infrastructure to expand its 3G coverage to support its growth in smartphone business, and the usefulness of its service to smartphone users has suffered accordingly.”
Reports are also coming in that AT&T is sending a message to customers complaining about the Verizon ads and telling customers their coverage is great, that they sell more smartphones than Verizon [until Verizon gets the iPhone] and that the AT&T 3G network is faster.
Who is AT&T trying to fool? We all know that their coverage is lacking on the 3G front and I personally have never experienced more dropped calls before in my life.
*We will continue to keep a close ear to this situation and as the story developes we will update accordingly.
November 17, 2009
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