There's a little town in northwest Ohio, Bryan to be exact, that has done what you're speaking of. Byran is a town of 7000 to 8000 people. The town laid out a fiber optic backbone and supply to each residence via cable hookups. They provide television and internet service using this setup. They have also adapted the infrastructure to monitor/maintain city utility hookups (ie. the power and water meters at each residence). I used to live in the town prior to this setup. Some of my family still lives there however and they seem to have very good opinions. You can find the town on the interenet via the following link: http://www.cityofbryan.net
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There's a little town in northwest Ohio, Bryan to be exact, that has done what you're speaking of. Byran is a town of 7000 to 8000 people. The town laid out a fiber optic backbone and supply to each residence via cable hookups. They provide television and internet service using this setup. They have also adapted the infrastructure to monitor/maintain city utility hookups (ie. the power and water meters at each residence). I used to live in the town prior to this setup. Some of my family still lives there however and they seem to have very good opinions. You can find the town on the interenet via the following link: http://www.cityofbryan.net