They will catch up. there’s too much money to be made if they do. So they won’t let the opportunity pass by.
Too much money? Says who? I’ve seen the sales figures, I know for a fact that Verizon’s Florida FiOS build was shut down due to low take rates, high construction costs and CLECs taking everything that wasn’t considered “lit fiber”.
There’s no money in it as long as the FCC is involved.