Anarchist:Pipedream. What is that? Pipedream. What? Some of you folks apparently have no understanding of most of the country. Dark fiber. Whoo hoo! Where? Not outside the big cities. Not available in the vast majority of the country. Oh, there are trunk lines. But then you must get them out to the individual homes. I have a telco 2 miles from my house which is digital. For ten years I have been waiting for DSL. They have no plans (because it would mean new lines to the individual houses) to bring even DSL here for at least 5 more years. We are still on dial-up. No DSL. No ISDN. No cable. Nothing. I can't even get broadband wireless. Satellite access? You are joking right? The number of subscribers already taxes the system and results in bandwidth limitations; not to mention the latency issues.
Anyone who thinks the infrastructure in place now is sufficient lives in a vacuum and/or doesn't know Moores Law.
LOL...
This sounds like the lament of Tom Hank's character in Castaway predictng the failure of telephone, cable TV, and satellite all because he doesn't get the service!
So we are back at the low density penetration issue that has not stopped any of the telcos, cable or satellite cable's success thus far and poses no threat to rolling out new technology in the future...at least not until lower cost means of deployment are developed; ...and penetration into low density areas will not occur until it is more economically viable..
. or until the gubermint becomes involved. And that is a totally separate debate! And being an 'anarchist', I am sure that you reject compulsory government interference, and would never support the increased regulation in the private sector by the state!
But from a purely business perspective, the companies are justified if they choose not to invest in regions where the revenue generated will not offset the build and maintenance costs... I understand the personal frustration of having to make choices. Thus this becomes a 'quality of life' choice you make when you choose where to live. Personally I chose to live in a neighborhood without street lights and sidewalks a bit more in the country...and yet with the growth I continue to hear folks who just moved here lament the lack of such 'resources'. All I can say is WHY didn't they relocate just a few miles in any direction for those features if they are so important? I moved here to get away from it and to be able to see the stars. If high speed online access is a critical feature, be aware of the possible tradeoffs of having the luxury of living away from the congestion of high density living with high speed access.
So, if you are in a low density area, the telcos and cable companies have already told you that you don't matter, as their costs to reach you do not justify their business investment (unless you, and any other who would be serviced, are willing to pay for the associated costs). I suspect the same is true for many utilities such as natural gas. But all of this is secondary to the evakuation of the viability of new services in the percentage of the market/infrastructure that is in place!
So the fact that you and many other folks are in low denisty areas mean that you can lean on the traditional methods like NetFlix or a local rental business, mean little to the existence of network services in the more densely populated major markets.
But the fact that the financial analysis of the telcos and cable companies have decided that you and others in low density areas won't be built out has no bearing on the sucess or failure of the proposed delivery systems. You might want to do a bit more study of the financial models used to determine plant build density requirements. Exceptions don't make the rule. And their basic market has succeeded just fine without low denisty area buildouts for their existing servce! The fact is that in larger more dense markets, there is sufficient infrastructure. And that is their major market. They don't need the low denisty areas as their costs will exceed their income. The math is pretty simple.
Its one thing to lament the dearth of DSL in low density areas like the 'Australian outback', but that doesn't mean the concept of wired or wireless communications won't succeed! Its called ROI.
Addendum, in the most mockingly sarcastic over-the-top hypebole possible 
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I really get a kick out of the folks who say that digital delivery of HD can't be done. Please tell AT&T, the cable TV companies, and the satellite providers that they they are liars and that they simply can't do this. (And remind them that they haven't been doing exactly this for quite some time!)
And i would certainly also demand a refund for any monies you may have paid them for the delivery of HD content as well!
And after witnessing the announcements of all of the companies and various partnerships who have expressed their intent to do exactly this at CES, I fell like I may be the only entity who has not announced some plan to do so!
Yup, what is already being done on a wide scale (but which is just not intended for archival use) simply can't be done! Its impossible! And all of the companies who have been researching and developing management schemas and supply chain management scenarios are idiots as well. Gee, if only they knew that this concept is impossible!
And load balancing as well as a centrally managed distributed network of nodes providing source material is simply too complex to even imagine. So I have simply refused to imagine it. And when I close my eyes, my monthly bills also go away!
So why worry folks, its all just a ruse! Digital delivery of HD content is impossible. LOL!
The next thing we will be hearing is that man can fly!
ROFLMAO!
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