This is map I made (not that great) If VZW would ever do merger with Alltel here is what a national map would look like. There is no info that this will be happing and I doubt the DOJ would approve, but here it is
It would give Verizon native service in a lot of areas especially the midwest where Verizon native coverage is greatly lacking. Even though I love ALLTEL and hope they are not bought up by anyone and stay as competitive as they are, even though like I said, it would fit nicely for Verizon in some areas.
one can hope with the up coming auction, that they are succesful in getting into our area of the country. Of course then they would have a lot of building out to do before having the coverage they need or have a good roaming agreement with Verizon & Sprint while doing the build out.