CoverageCo financial woes could cost some Vermonters cell, 911 service

A house in rural Vermont. Photo by Becky/Creative Commons
A company that has expanded cell phone service — and the ability to call 911 from a mobile phone — to at least 26 rural Vermont communities in recent years is on the brink of dissolving and likely will discontinue that service, state officials say.
A lawmaker expressed particular concern about people being unable to make emergency calls in those areas, and said she would take testimony on the situation next week.The expected f