Not trying to defend the telcos, but I think they're trying to figure out where to prioritize upgrading their infrastructure based on where their customers spen

Not trying to defend the telcos, but I think they're trying to figure out where to prioritize upgrading their infrastructure based on where their customers spend most of their time - and more importantly, where their COMPETITORS' CUSTOMERS spend most of their time. If they know that, they can target those areas and then heavily advertise that they have better service than their competitors in those areas lol. Historically they could do that by old fashioned research and surveying. But that's expensive. I imagine getting this data from everyones' phones is a lot cheaper and easier. If that's the case, I don't think their desire is necessarily _evil_, but very misguided lol.