| Ohio has the rare distinction of having among the least | | | | provide the numbers you see above. They give the |
| amount cellular carriers (only totaling in eight) but also | | | | millions with no difficult and the networks flourish there. |
| having among the highest of cellular users (over eight | | | | What doesn't flourish, however, is the patience of |
| million as of 2006). And, while this may seem | | | | residents who want to track down unknown numbers. |
| contradictory, it still manages to work; allowing the | | | | Consider this: it is the middle of night, as these |
| state to service many individuals and continue its | | | | situations always seem to occur then, when your |
| progress at a well-paced rate. Don't believe us? Just | | | | phone begins to ring. By the time you fumble off the |
| look below. | | | | covers, knock over the clock, turn on the lamp and find |
| 2000: 3,278,960 | | | | your phone, the caller has given up; leaving you with an |
| 2001: 4,255,934 | | | | unknown number and a too tired mind. |
| 2002: 4,887,376 | | | | You decide to wait until the morning, when you can |
| 2003: 5,659,459 | | | | form something beyond "What? Where am I?" and |
| 2004: 6,627,910 | | | | actually manage a conversation. As luck would it have |
| 2005: 7,571,540 | | | | it, though, you can't manage to get the caller to answer |
| Of course, explaining this growth is a simple thing. | | | | for several tries. And, when he finally does answer, |
| Despite the small number of carriers, Ohio happens to | | | | you realize that it was a simple mistake. |
| have some of the nation's largest cities. Its top three | | | | This is tedium you do not need, Ohio. You deserve |
| alone (Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati) easily | | | | something easier, something that actually works. |