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Here's why is it's so hard to have good cell service in certain areas of the U.S.

After devastating flooding in Texas, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Curtis Knobloch of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative about problems with rural coverage and possible solutions.

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.