Part Two: Cell-phone service in Montana: Large chunks of the state still uncovered

This is the second of a three-part series on the status and future of high-speed Internet and cell service in rural Montana.

First part: Access to high-speed Internet, cell service in rural Montana: A long ways from adequate

In Montana, cell-phone coverage maps provided by the three national carriers – Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T – show most of the non-wilderness areas of the state as covered.

But telecom industry officials in Montana say those maps often aren’t accurate, and that vast rural swaths of the state remain without cell coverage, no matter the carrier.