A federal judge Wednesday denied AT&T's request to pull Verizon's critical commercials from the air, despite the fact that they might be "sneaky" and most TV watchers are "semi-catatonic." [Updated with new response ad by AT&T]

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The Verizon and AT&T dustup is turning out to be far more entertaining than any tired old Microsoft vs. Apple campaign.

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Verizon has released three ads which continue to highlight the disparity between its 3G network coverage and AT&T's.

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Today Verizon responded to AT&T's "There's a Map For That" lawsuit by releasing a slew of new commercials with similar themes and messaging. The battle continues, this time on the infamous Island of Misfit Toys.

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AT&T has taken offense at the recent Verizon 'There's a Map for That' ad campaign and has filed a lawsuit against Verizon.

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Here we are again. The hype leading up to a new mobile device is reaching a fever pitch. Motorola's Droid sounds, looks, and by some accounts, is impressive.

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NEW YORK— Verizon Communications Inc. posted a 30% decline in its third-quarter profit as rival AT&T Inc. and Apple Inc.'s iPhone took a bite out of its wireless growth.

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WASHINGTON—There's nothing neutral in the battle between AT&T Inc. and Google Inc. over the future of the Internet.

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DETROIT — People put up with a lot at work: loud talkers, weird habits, competitive colleagues. But for an employee at a Troy, Mich., office, it was a co worker's stinky salad that sent him over the edge.

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The FCC voted unanimously yesterday to move forward with the debate in an effort to formalize net neutrality guidelines. Senator John McCain followed up by introducing a bill that would prohibit the FCC from governing communications.

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The FCC approved draft new openness rules for the broadband and mobile wireless connections to the internet Thursday.

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Slate Wants You To Pay More For iPhone Data After blaming you for clogging AT&T's pipes

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BPD Officer Newell reportedly returned to the AT&T store on July 15, where he again asked Myers for information concerning the incident, saying he "just needed a name."

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US telecom giant AT&T said that Apple iPhone owners would be allowed to use Internet voice calling on its wireless network, paving the way for services such as Skype.

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I feel a large dose of schadenfreud whenever iPhone users get dropped in the middle of their calls with me.

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Republicans say U.S. net neutrality regulations will stifle broadband investment.

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AT&T announced today that they are teaming up with Terrestar to release a smartphone with satellite capabilities. Previously, satellite phones were limited to just voice calls, or the occasional tethering (that didn't work very well).

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Win the words, win the war? That's the thinking of some network neutrality opponents, who are on a campaign to rebrand the concept as "net neutering."

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Ironic, given HD gaming will demolish AT&T's proposed caps...

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Internet providers like Comcast and Time Warner are beginning to offer mobile 3G service as a bundle with home Internet, reports the New York Times. The goal: undercut wireless providers like Verizon and AT&T, who sell such services for around $60 a month.

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Google has responded to AT&T's allegations that its Voice application "systematically" blocks telephone calls to certain rural areas with high connection costs.

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Three weeks ago, I got a call on a friend's iPhone while in the middle of a desert; cell phone coverage had come to Burning Man. By contrast, several calls I made last night to my parents from my San Francisco apartment were dropped and a subsequent connection became garbled.

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Why does the U.S. carrier known for the best network have the worst smartphones?

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The computer/video game industry is peeved at AT&T for suggesting that real-time gaming isn't a core part of broadband like e-mail and Web browsing, but that it's instead an "aspirational service."

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Verizon insists its adherence to a 768/200kpbs definition of broadband has nothing to do with resistance to upgrading its networks. AT&T says it knows that real-time video will become an essential Internet application, "over time"—but what about the here and now?

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