I believe there are several towns in several countries that are taking this "buy economic development" approach, differing mainly on the amount of subsidy they have to offer to entice someone to move to those town/country combinations. That real estate adage of "location, location, location" exists for a reason

I have secretly wondered if I'd be able to make living bringing WISP services to those places to help ease the modernity withdrawal of normal people wanting to move there. My grave fear is that my risks would be 90% bureaucratic and only 10% technical, given how much hatred community-run ISPs get