I don't know how the pricing structure differs between VZ and ALSK but I know a lot about Verizon, both as a stockholder and as a customer. VZ has such deep pockets that they could continue to expand footing in the state and operate at a loss until they drove everyone else out. But the sale and then development of land next to the ALSK corporate offices indicates a plan for future cooperation between the two. Could a buyout be in the cards here? I think so. I need $3 pps to break even anyway so I'll hold what I own.