they should go straight to liquidation & see if any of the states want in on owning a municipal telco. that would keep out the likes of at&t and verizon once and for all (well, maybe not forever, but at least 15-30 years worth).
maybe sprint would like to become a last mile service provider again, hmm... afterall, fiberoptics was their touchstone in the long-distance calling wars of the 80s & 90s!