I wanted privacy so no path cut down the middle of the property. It is really worth it to go underground as I don't have the electric company on my property at all.
I do not know about why the phone company does not charge for putting in lines.They even ran fiber three miles for me to have decent internet. I am in the woods and to have 30/5 is awesome.
@basicstoliving that is awesome about the phone company; sometimes, such as this, it's not necessary to know "why"...we just "do" 😂