AT&T sues Verizon over 3G coverage map commercials

The slapfest between AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless over which company has the better wireless coverage is spilling into court.

Dallas-based AT&T on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Atlanta federal court claiming that Verizon's recent barrage of "There's a Map for That" ads misleadingly imply that AT&T's network has major gaps with no coverage at all.

The ads focus on the two companies' 3G networks, which provide speedy Internet connections to phones and other mobile devices.

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