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Verizon Communications, the largest wireless carrier in the US, said Monday that it’s buying Kentucky rural wireless operator Bluegrass Cellular. The move is the latest in Verizon’s strategy to expand its rural coverage areas. The deal comes just a month after Verizon announced plans to buy mobile carrier Tracfone in a deal worth up to nearly $7 billion in cash and stock, and less than a week after Verizon launched its nationwide low-band 5G network alongside the unveiling of the iPhone 12.

Bluegrass Cellular provides wireless service to about 210,000 customers in…