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Originally Posted by alexz
true Verizon has wider coverage in US overall (more towers)
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Actually, not even close. They just have them strategically placed.
The most recent info I was able to find was from August 2005 which shows this:
Nextel: 20,000
Sprint: 25,000
Cingular: 44,000
Verizon: 22,000
T-Mobile: 24,000
Alltel: 8,000
Keep in mind that Verizon uses mostly the 850 Mhz band, so their towers cover more area than Sprint & T-Mobile's 1900 MHz towers. Cingular/AT&T uses about half 850 and half 1900.