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Sprint Sues AT&T Over 5G Branding (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the see-you-in-court dept.

Sprint Corp sued AT&T late on Thursday, saying it is misleading consumers into believing that they are using fifth generation wireless network, known as 5G, a technology that has not yet been widely deployed. From a report: AT&T customers are seeing "5G E" logo on their mobile devices in over 400 markets. Although users are still using 4G network, AT&T is calling it 5G Evolution, a faster version of its existing network and a first step on the road to 5G. 5G can offer data speeds up to 50 or 100 times faster than 4G networks.

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  1. Where is the FTC? by sjbe · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sprint Corp sued AT&T late on Thursday, saying it is misleading consumers into believing that they are using fifth generation wireless network, known as 5G, a technology that has not yet been widely deployed.

    It's kind of annoying that the FTC (or whatever three letter agency with jurisdiction) isn't sitting on them hard about this fraud. Marketing spin is one thing but this is pretty deeply shady.

    1. Re:Where is the FTC? by UnknowingFool · · Score: 4, Insightful

      In this case, I would think the FCC would also be involved. But guess who is head of the FCC? Ajit Pai. That gives you an answer why they are not involved.

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  2. 720p is HD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    720p is higher definition than standard broadcast definition (480i / 525-lines). It's 2.67x the resolution and twice the frame rate. (same field rate as 480i, but interlaced fields only update half the lines). HD ready logos are usually pretty clear about what you're getting.

    If you want to go after someone, then those horrible 1366x768 LCD TVs that accept downscaled 1080p are perhaps the biggest offenses.