Yes, the original complaint was valid. Verizon changed the ad, though, to specify that they're referring to 3G coverage, and AT&T is still complaining.

AT&T complained, Verizon changed the ad to note that they were referring to 3G only. That wasn't good enough for AT&T, though, hence the lawsuit. I can understand the original complaint, but not the continuing action.

This has been mentioned in a few comments here, but not thoroughly discussed...why is there not yet a foreign competitor to Google et al? It would seem that a company that offers comparable services and can guarantee that the feds can't get their dirty little fingers on our data (legitimately, at least) would be able to find a market.