I think WISP/point-to-point wireless over the last mile, with fiber only in the core town areas, is much more promising than pulling fiber long distances to every rural residence. This technology has come a long way and is super affordable now. That's what the government should be subsidizing. But more importantly, the feds should be preventing local governments from outlawing municipal ISPs (https://broadbandnow.com/report/municipal-broadband-roadbloc...).