Did the phone companies read my question on Fluther?

Approximately two months ago, I asked a question on Fluther, concerning phone books becoming obsolete to the public. Today, i read this article, where three states are considering cancelling the White Pages phonebook. Not many phone books are used today. Cellphones and free 411 have taken their place. The money saved will certainly boost the phone companies bottomline and not to mention the saved paper and ink to print them. Question: Did someone actually read my question on Fluther, concerning phonebook deletion or was this just a fluke?