Any disadvantage we might have because of our size has already been eliminated. The backbone has been laid. Infact the latest supernet dark fibers are already there for the future. It is simply a factor of running the fibers to the houses.
Figure out the average costs of that. Set a blanket activation cost of such. To get installs going. Then dispatch the minions to do so. Rough costs at that point would be $5000 or less. Then setup such that once the basic necessities are there to service 30-40 people in the area. Running the lines costs next to nothing (relatively to before); such as what FIOS is doing.
The fibers need to be placed. Prioritizing installation based on enthusiastic fools like those of us at this site. That said... $5000 is more or less treated as a downpayment and not just a "we pay the corporation to get service and they pay on top of that"