True, Paul, but Frontier seems to be more well-suited for taking over these "islands". They have taken over Bell and non-Bell territories all over the country, so they must know what they're doing. I don't know of any areas where they are the LEC in a huge area; more likely just a smattering of little ones. As I'm sure you know, some states have literally dozens of LECs with little to no logic behind them.

On my recent trip to NC, I encountered five LECs in a 120 mile trip between two major cities. Frontier's chunk of it was tiny:

Charlotte: Bell (at&t)
Concord: Concord Telephone Co.
Goose Creek: GTE (Frontier)
New Salem: Alltel (Windstream)
Rockingham: Bell (at&t)
Wagram: Alltel (Windstream)
Southern Pines: Bell (at&t)
Raeford: United (Centurylink)
Fayetteville: United (Centurylink)


Ed Vaughn, MBSWWYPBX