Rural Wireless group says that Verizon overstated its 4G coverage in certain markets

A filing made by the Rural Wireless Association (RWA) to the FCC says that Verizon "grossly overstated" its 4G coverage in certain rural areas of the country. U.S. carriers were asked by the FCC to provide the agency with maps and other data that show which areas of the country are covered by their 4G signals. At stake is the distribution over the next 10 years of $4.5 billion in Mobility Fund money earmarked for "primarily rural areas that lack unsubsidized 4G."

The RWA is upset with the data that Verizon turned over to the FCC because the alleged inaccuracies could ...