If you use the internet and live in Lane County, this project might help you in ways you might not expect. "The presence of gigabit service in a market is associated with a $27 decrease in the average monthly price of broadband plans with speeds of 100Mbps or greater".
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/11/when-a-city-has-gigabit-internet-prices-for-slower-speed-tiers-drop/