Alltel-Chad loses

Well once again the peons (read people) are getting screwed by some corporate takeover. I have been with ALLTEL since it started out and have never had any issues. I CHOSE Altell not any other company. Now VERIZON has come in and bought Alltel so just as I was with Time Warner when they switched DVR carriers (thats another story)without asking the people that PAY the bill, so has Alltel. I did not CHOOSE Verizon, but now I will be stuck with them-meaning likely higher bills and cruddier service. So Alltel has been losing money for a year or two-that is no reason to sell out your CUSTOMERS. But thats the way it is in this GREAT COUNTRY of ours-the consumer gets stuck in the end.