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:
http://geology.com/articles/night-satellite/satellite-view-o...
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.
How about a system for people to independently register their needs & if the system is meeting them?