Editorial: Warwick shouldn't have to take Verizon to court over its unreliable service [telecom]

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It's wrong that Warwick has to resort to paying lawyers to ensure it gets reliable basic phone service for its 800 residents.

The town's small size is probably the very reason its Selectboard this week had to resort to legal action to correct a problem that scrambled phone connections over the Christmas holiday. For four days over that long weekend, just when residents were trying to call or receive calls from family and friends, many lost service, and others literally had their wires crossed, getting calls aimed at other residents.