This is silly :) I worked in telecom near y2k, and even that time, fiber equipment was prohibitively expensive for wide usage. Yes, it was totally ready to ad

This is silly :) I worked in telecom near y2k, and even that time, fiber equipment was prohibitively expensive for wide usage. Yes, it was totally ready to adopt in large enterprise environments, or at large backbones, but internet is not just backbones. As example, in 1999 i participated in building fiber ring across Kiev (Ukraine), but at my own apartment, I used dialup; in 2003 i bought subscription to wireless network (yes, from backbone to my home); in 2005 i switched to Docsis copper network; in 2011 homenet, in which links to buildings where optic single mode, and inhouse connections 100% copper; and in 2013 manager said me "we will never sell gigabit to apartment", but in 2014 I have seen ads about fiber gigabit. Yes, I understand that Britain is rich empire, but even Britain could not spend so much money without real demand.