@cjd in the case where there is insufficient perceived profit opportunities, new or niche co.s can serve a tremendous value to get good service to those who would remain unserved or underserved (and possibly also, charged more highly, for any service. ... where the market is well fleshed out, provided for, there the opportunity (not a guarantee) ought to still be avail. ) An common carrier wholesale pricing may be avail. for passage though the already developed areas, on their bandwidth, equip.

@cjd ... Point an antenna, run a fiber and Virtual ISPs around the world purchase Bandwidth Leases on your infrastructure and use it to route traffic for their customers. <-- that, in my view, lends toward a natural near-monopoly; few players having the dominant share of or virtually all of, or all of that market. More players can potentially offer more choices, and equal or perhaps premium service - splitting the traffic more and more would leave less of the sum to those larger cos.FreeMkt.

@cjd What will/would be a basic package request - specifically and solely a 500GB per month or unlimited, or metered per GB traffic network service and physical switch placement - hosting - just 1u for now. 1U -a single unit of rack space, 1.75 inch.) I too will make requests and represent myself as from Phoenix (the truth) and give you info. What are you asking/requesting of the data centers, co-lo operators, if I and others may help you? Get a specific set of requirements and you get info.

@cjd Does it need to be a physical router or juniper - or would Amazon or Microsoft Azure or VMWARE suffice or be even better? I do not have a direct answer. Just know that, working in IT and living in Phoenix, this city and dozens others do have tremendous facilities avail., often with tremendous flexibility. You may get hangups, no return call if you say "a month," so consider seeking an initial discount or trial, or a no-cancellation situation, and then if you need it for just a month, fini!