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 lower churn -- a sign that customers are quite happy with the service they receive.

Have you seen Verizon's "There's a map for that" ads yet? Of course you have; so have the folks at AT&T, and apparently they believe the ads falsely depict the wireless giant's mobile coverage area. Because of this, they have filed a lawsuit against Verizon and are hoping to have the ads at least temporarily removed until the whole mess can be resolved. According to Engadget , AT&T's concern is that the maps in the ads may lead customers to believe that the gaps in coverage are actual service gaps and not just 3G coverage gaps.Apparently AT&T had already asked Verizon to change the ads once before. They had Verizon remove a portion that said the company was "out of touch" and had them add "Voice and data services available outside of 3G areas," but apparently that just wasn't enough. AT&T has stated that its network reaches about the same number of people as Verizon's thanks to its massive 2G network. So what do you think? Does AT&T have a valid concern? If Verizon were to change the ads again, they could simply add another color to the map indicating AT&T's total coverage area, but then the point of the ad would be completely lost.