iPhone, Verizon and AT&T’s lawsuit
Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
We recently informed you of the lawsuit that AT&T has begun with Verizon over its TV ad campaign regarding its network coverage. Verizon done this in direct response to not being able to get hold of the Apple iPhone, so thought that they would attack them, well that is what AT&T assume.
According to Computer World, analysts said that they had to bring a lawsuit up to help protect itself in case any regulatory or legal actions came up. The TV ads were trying to convince AT&T iPhone users that the network had an inferior network compared to Verizon.
The analysts said that the lawsuit came about in case of any potential class-action lawsuit by unhappy customers, but another expert has said that AT&T could face a backlash if they ended up losing the lawsuit, something that they do not want to talk about.
AT&T is now seeking an injunction so that the ads can be stopped; they argue that they are losing a market share and customer goodwill all the time the ads run. AT&T has also said that they will seek damages, they have not specified how much.
Read more on this story over at Computer World
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We live in the Phoenix, AZ area and it is not possible to get reasonable reception via AT&T. I use Verizon, which gets great plans and coverage. It seems somehow illegal for one company to be the only one that works with Apple’s IPhone. Why aren’t ALL phones offered by ALL of the networks? Let these companies compete based on their merit, NOT a monopoly of a product.