Residents of a tiny Welsh village were so exasperated with their feeble internet connection that they decided to get together and dig 15 miles of trenches to lay their own super-fast cables.

Farmers, teachers and retired people in the village of Michaelston-y-Fedw – population about 300 – were among those who contributed thousands of volunteer hours to the effort.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/27/welsh-village-residents-dig-15-miles-trenches-faster-wifi-michaelston-y-fedw