Judge rejects AT&T Request to pull Verizon ad, AT&T Responds with Anti-Verizon Ad
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[November 19, 2009]

Judge rejects AT&T Request to pull Verizon ad, AT&T Responds with Anti-Verizon Ad

Originally posted on VoIP & Gadgets Blog, here: http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/wireless/judge-rejects-att-request-to-pull-verizon-ad-att-responds-with-anti-ve.asp.

verizon-island-of-misfit-toys.jpg Break out the popcorn wireless fans, the battle between AT&T (News - Alert) and Verizon Wireless is getting ugly! A judge has rejected AT&T's request to pull the Verizon (News - Alert) 3G ad which compares Verizon's 3G map footprint vs. AT&T's 3G map footprint where AT&T's 3G footprint looks downright pathetic.

Although the judge rejected AT&T's request, he was not without some sympathy. Judge Batten said people might "misunderstand" the commercials, "but that doesn't mean they're misleading." and he said "Most people who are watching TV are semi-catatonic," he said, prompting laughter. "They're not fully alive."

AT&T didn't take the news so well, so they released an anti-Verizon Wireless ad of their own. Check it out:


Oh and here are two of the ads Verizon released that ticked off AT&T setting in motion the lawsuit:

Island of Misfit Toys meets Verizon Wireless & AT&T

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