Although some folks were talking about inside structured wiring, I was trying to address lack of outside plant (provider side to DEMARC). I went down the rabbit hole trying to understand what was happening when my friend first told me about buying in a neighborhood with no telephone or cable. It seemed strange to me, but apparently not strange. One thing both realtors and builders agree -- they hate ALL communication service providers (cable/telco/cellular). Realtors and builders can't get accurate service information from communication utilities, which is a huge problem building and selling homes. Utility hired subcontractors don't show up on time when a builder has the utility trenches open, or they show up months/years afterwards. Damage things digging up utility right-of-ways, that the developer has to repair. Realtors don't include broadband availability in their MLS because information from service providers about a specific address is often wrong. While broadband access & cellular reception is not in the top 10 list people want buying a house (kitchen, location, etc), lack of broadband availability and poor cellular reception is in the top 10 reasons for "failure to close" on a house (financing/mortgage, inspection/apprasal, title problems). Even if broadband availabilty is not an explicit contingency, according to realtors, buyers will try to refuse to close. https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home Current FCC broadband definition 100 Mbps down/20 Mbps up Cable 134.4 million households (82%) DSL 7 million households (4%) Fiber 74.9 million households(46%) Fixed wireless 77.3 million households (47%) Satellite 162.8 million households (99%) DSL 25Mbps/3Mbps may be a wired option in rural areas, but doesn't qualify as "broadband" under the new FCC definition. Cable or fiber 1G/100 Mbps is available in about 51% of housing units (mostly cities). As always, these are "up to" data rates -- not the guaranteed data rate.