Verizon Wireless was recently sued by the AT&T Inc. for misleading customers. According to AT&T, Verizon Wireless is said to be allegedly misleading people with false advertisements. Verizon wireless is AT&T's biggest mobile rivals.

The lawsuit which was recently filed in Atlanta federal court by AT&T pointed that during a recent ad campaign, Verizon wireless showed white patches on a map that misleads the customers.

The white space made the customers to think that there is no network coverage beyond a certain area, where the former provides high -speed mobile connectively, which is known as third- generation or 3G.

However, AT&T claims that the customers can enjoy their wireless devices outside of a '3G' coverage area and also can avail uninterrupted coverage. AT&T terms white and blank patches as business tactics by Verizon.

AT&T has requested the court to temporarily discontinue the said advertisements so that Verizon Wireless cannot avail the benefit from the ads till the case is pending for hearing before the court.

Defending itself against the allegations, Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Nancy Stark said, “The ads in question clearly state that voice and data services are available outside 3G areas”. She said the ads were intended to tell consumers about coverage for smartphones, which are used for data services.