This is my favorite one which seems like it could be done in U.S. rural areas: https://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-rural-community-is-building-its-own-gigab

This is my favorite one which seems like it could be done in U.S. rural areas: https://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-rural-community-is-building-its-own-gigabit-fibre-network https://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-rural-community-is-bu... One local for dense, suburban areas or maybe urban. Helps to run the fiber on the utility poles instead of underground. More risk with weather, etc but cheaper. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/02/gigabit-internet-for-80-the-unlikely-success-of-californias-sonicnet/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/02/gigabit-internet-...