A cellphone survey by the N.D. PSC shows 305,504 cell phone subsc...
A cellphone survey by the N.D. PSC shows 305,504 cell phone subscribers in the state, out of a total population of 634,000. That translates to about 48% of the population carrying cellphones. The study, based on data collected by…
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the county auditors who collect cellphone 911 fees, also showed rural areas have some of the highest penetration rates. Rural Foster County, population 3,760, had 2,604 cellphone subscribers, or 69% of the population. Fargo/Cass County, the state’s most populous area at 123,000, had 84,682 subscribers, also 69% of the population. Comr. Tony Clark noted that rural areas came in with very high percentages of cellphone users, which might influence where cellphone companies choose to locate additional towers. The survey results were sent to the cellphone companies to help them with their network planning.