While I agree that increased bandwidth is crucial, I'm not so sure about leaving so many people and remote areas cut off over this. Especially as each generation of technology has shorter range (and therefore more expensive to service). Each generation of technology will have more people cut off, and I think there are implicit fears that one day, it will be them.
Maybe those fears are wrong, but it seems you're just as dismissive of these fears as people that dismiss future benefits from greater bandwidth.
Also, I don't know about looking to the US for inspiration, they also have a very large digital divide, largely based on the wealth of the local area.
Ah, I must have misunderstood, sorry. Rereading your first reply to TinyBreak I see that now.