Nope, or at least not directly. AT&T and Verizon (US Worst/Century never really cared about this) stopped when the Great Recession hit. Since new home constru

Nope, or at least not directly. AT&T and Verizon (US Worst/Century never really cared about this) stopped when the Great Recession hit. Since new home construction also took a big hit, there was also less demand (although I know Century is spending non-trivial sums to wire up new residences for people attracted to North Dakota Bakken formation hydrocarbon extraction).