Verizon Takes the Desert

(Dust Storms over Badwater, June 2007. Burke Griggs Photo.)"When you get into Death Valley National Park, which is where I spend a lot of time, Alltel is the only game out there," said Dan Yahro of Bishop, CA, voicing concerns that Verizon's $5.9 billion takeover bid might leave desert dwellers (and travelers) stranded in silence.

Peter Svensson, AP.