&gt;It&#x27;s very possible that it&#x27;s not possible to deploy fiber profitably.<p>Well, boo hoo for them. If it&#x27;s not profitable, they shouldn&#x27;t have signed the contract in the first place. They can&#x27;t just shirk their contractual obligations because it&#x27;s financially inconvenient; that&#x27;s why their called &#x27;obligations&#x27;, not &#x27;optionals&#x27;.