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Cannot figure this one out

It is easy to know why they were passed over initially.

Density.

The Tri Cities were originally old small river towns. The expansion of these towns have been in the periphery and with very large lot sizes. When you have only 5 customers per 1000 cable feet as opposed to more dense cities where you can have up to 30 customers per 1000 cable feet, who do you think will get service quicker?

The old parts of these towns are made up of long time residents who have been there 20+ years. The people demanding more service are the newer residents of which most live on the periphery.

It helps to know the socioeconomic and demographic nature of the area you serve. While I think AT&T should be knocked around a little, it appears they had some decisions based on research.