USA at Night, note the lack of light in the West

It's Different
in the West!

WTA Members provide high quality, affordable Universal Service to customers in  the 24 states west of the Mississipi River. This represents 42% of  the population and 75% of the land mass of the US.

There are 600 rural carriers serving 2,500,000 customers over an area of 1,000,000 square miles, or an average of 2.5 customers per sq-mi. xx RBOC's serve the remaining xxM people over xx sq-miles or a density of xx.x customers/sq-mi.

We're not high cost, we are just low density!

 

Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wyoming

Hover over a state for basic information. Click on the state for expanded data.

 Video Archives: Universal Service Western Style

Topical index of State Regulatory and Legislative postings