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It makes sense because many specialised IoT appliances are 2G-only. At least that's the way it's happening in the EU. For example in Spain 3G will be phased out in 2025 while 2G will be phased out in 2030.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G#Phase-out

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G#Phase_out