Verizon will (I have to say for antitrust reasons: PROBABLY) buy Alltel, so coverage will go up in the more rural areas that they specialize in soon.
I really liked their commercials with the different-colored-shirt phone company guys, the wizard, and Chad. Now all I can picture for a commercial is the red-shirted Verizon guy beating Chad over the head with a tire iron.
All: Oh. Hi Chad.
Chad: Hey guys! Did you know you can pick the people in your circle? Now for just...
Verizon: I can't take it anymore! :
ow!::
Verizon: Get up! You're mine now, you hear?! You hear?!?
Chad: ::gets up fearfully with a giant black eye::
Verizon: What were you going to say, again?
Chad: Nothing!!
::roll Verizon graphics::