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<sarcasm> Ah, like the military, and any number of other similarly wasteful government projects? </sarcasm>

There will always be things the government buys that you won't particularly want or feel are necessary.

Water pipes, phone lines, and electrical lines are built into your house too and you're not usually forced to sign up for the monthly services if you don't want them. Fiber would be the same way, the lines would be in the ground before the buildings are erected, and you'd be able to sign up for service if you want it.

It doesn't have to be set up that way. Where I used to live, the municipal broadband network was run by the municipally-owned power company, who were required to balance their budget, so it was fully funded by fees.