AT&T vs Verizon's Ads: Not Just a Tale of Two-Toned Maps

AT&T vs Verizon's Ads: Not Just a Tale of Two-Toned Maps

The current court battle between the nation's two largest wireless carriers, AT&T and Verizon Wireless, involves issues that are more than just a matter of black and white (or maybe that should be blue and white?).

The dispute seems straightforward enough on the surface. Essentially AT&T claims that the Verizon Wireless ads for Motorola's Droid are misleading, and that the blue-and-white maps used in the ads falsely indicate that AT&T has gaps in its wireless coverage.

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