Wasting taxpayers' money is possibly criminal, fraudulent in some cases and pure greed in others.
This is still not properly recognized in the EU.
What is also not widely recognized is that Fibre to the Home (FTTH) or Fibre to the Building (FTTB) will completely change the way we can deal with all kinds of day to day problems, as well as bringing entertainment services such as TV over the Internet (IPTV) into the home.
Furthermore. the phenomenon of convergence means that business and domestic users can take advantage of the same technologies.