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Is there anything to the rumor that Verizon will be buying out Appalachia Wireless in the near future? That's what I heard today from a friend.

Also, why does App. Wireless share tower services with Verizon but not with AT&T? If these companies would share towers with one another there wouldn't be such a big issue with call service in the mountains.

There's hardly anywhere in the eastern section of Clay County that has cell service, regardless of what phone service you have. Route 66 from Oneida, Clay County to Pineville, Bell County is a complete dead zone, even when you're at the top of Red Bird Mountain (which is close to 3,000 feet in elevation). Same thing for Route 11 from Booneville, Owsley County to about 6 miles out of Manchester, Clay County. Unless something has changed lately, a cell phone is useless in those areas. Companies sharing their towers might solve some of these problems and help all mountain people regardless where they live.