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iui 11 iai i i u nioriuna t e 1 y , Rappahannock County doesn’t have a lot of tall buildings.’’
Not many choices
Most of the people who showed up to express their opinions do not want Sprint — or anyone else — to erect communications towers all over the county.
That would spoil Rappahannock’s rural charm, they say. And besides, many felt that the cell-phone companies, whatever they may say, are not that interested in meeting the communications needs in the limited market that exists in Rappahannock County.
But county government has its hands tied by federal regulations in this area. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 forbids local governments
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