Interesting post. I'd wager that the real barrier isn't getting a high speed signal to everyone, but rather getting electricity so that everyone can charge a high speed device. Check out this pic of the earth at night:
<a href="http://geology.com/articles/night-satellite/satellite-view-of-earth-at-night.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://geology.com/articles/night-satellite/satellite-view-o...</a>
I'm not confident in representative democracy as a governance model for something as important as the Internet. The political climate in the US suggests the model's susceptible to emotional manipulation.<p>How about a system for people to independently register their needs & if the system is meeting them?