AT&T getting cords in a twist over T-Mobile’s assertion: “Our HSPA+ offers *like* 4G speeds”. Frivolous lawsuit in 3..2..

First it was Verizon. Now it’s T-Mobile. AT&T just can’t stay happy, can they? Instead of Christmas cheer, raindeer, and dudes with glowing noses mocking Big Blue, it is T-Mobile ruffling a few of AT&T’s stiff feathers. The reason for distress: AT&T is unhappy with T-Mobile labeling their HSPA+ rollout as offering “4G-like speeds”.

Boo hoo…

Now if T-Mo were going on the record and saying that HSPA+ was 4G, I could see the reason for calling them out. But they’re not…

AT&T’s response (per AT&T Mobility Spokesperson, Seth Bloom [What up, Seth!]):

I think that companies need to be careful that they’re not misleading customers by labeling HSPA+ as a 4G technology. We aren’t labeling those technologies as 4G.

Again, T-Mobile isn’t running around claiming their HSPA+ rollout “is” 4G. So I’m not sure where, or how someone is going to find confusion. But common sense is one trait that is sadly lacking in the cellular industry (among many others)…

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