Because government employees are only ever hired, and mostly cannot be let go for any reason short of committing crimes while at work. The rollout will require

Because government employees are only ever hired, and mostly cannot be let go for any reason short of committing crimes while at work. The rollout will require 10x more labor than long-term maintenance. The government also doesn’t have the expertise or equipment for fiber rollout at scale. If you want it fast you need contractors and that will not be cheap.