If it was not trying to say it is a national carrier, but ranked higher than them, I think a better way of saying it is "US Cellular ranked higher than the national carriers" or something like that...

When I first heard and saw the new advertisement, it seemed like it was saying that it was at the top of national carriers (as if it was one of them).

But now I have 2 questions:

1st. Is it true, that the FCC said that if you are in the majority of the states, you are a national carrier?

2nd. Does US Cellular consider itself a national carrier? Some say yes and others (like you) say no...