State pulls plug on beleaguered cell provider CoverageCo

CoverageCo “radio” devices provide cellular service on rural roads. Courtesy photo
After months of back-and-forth, Vermont has terminated its partnership with rural cell service CoverageCo, leaving thousands of people without cell service until the state finds a new company to step in and revitalize a microcell network that has already cost the government millions.
June Tierney, commissioner of the state Department of Public Service, sent lawmakers a letter Thursday informing them of