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AT&T, Verizon End Ad Wrangling

  • AP/Google, Thursday, December 3, 2009 12:16 AM
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless agreed Wednesday to end lawsuits accusing each other of lying in TV ads. AT&T Inc. agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to force Verizon to pull its "Theres a Map for That" commercials. Verizon agreed to drop a suit that sought a declaration that AT&Ts claims of "more bars in more places" was inaccurate.

The ads show maps of the United States with areas highlighted to depict where third-generation, or 3G, data network coverage is available. Verizons coverage, in red, is clearly wider than AT&Ts, in blue. In response to Verizons ads, AT&T launched an ad campaign with actor Luke Wilson saying AT&T has "the nations fastest 3G network."

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