The big wireless companies are uninterested in the rural areas. They prefer to do just enough to to cater to urbanites who occasionally travel to/thru rural ar

The big wireless companies are uninterested in the rural areas. They prefer to do just enough to to cater to urbanites who occasionally travel to/thru rural areas. It's a lot more profitable that way. In rural areas, US Cellular is the main carrier. For wired, it's Frontier, which has been in bankruptcy for quite a while. This arrangement also provides a fig leaf that insulates them from being told (regulated) to provide decent coverage in rural areas.