Verizon Takes the Desert
June 6, 2008
SG in Continuity of Parks, Death Valley, Inyo
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(Dust Storms over Badwater, June 2007. Burke Griggs Photo.)
"When you get into Death Valley National Park, which is where I spend a lot of time, Alltel is the only game out there," said Dan Yahro of Bishop, CA, voicing concerns that Verizon's $5.9 billion takeover bid might leave desert dwellers (and travelers) stranded in silence.

Peter Svensson, AP.
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