The main thing is economy of scale. Fibre that has rolled out in Australia by the Government owned NBN Co averaged around $2300 per premises (for the access ne

The main thing is economy of scale. Fibre that has rolled out in Australia by the Government owned NBN Co averaged around $2300 per premises (for the access nework - you'd need to add on a bit for the transit backhaul and interconnection point with providers). We have a ridiculously high cost of labour too so I'm sure it can be done cheaper. So while it would cost millions, it's actually not that much when you spread it out across enough people. 2000 subscribers would probably be enough to get around that ballpark if most people were up for it.