If you can live with the data cap, that's great. Otherwise, 50gb is pretty low for work (remote conferences, download some system images, upgrade your mac and you're done).
Another issue in small towns is that the moment a new tower needs to go up, there may be a low of community pushback (radiation! kids!). It's much better if the current one gets an upgrade.
Small towns in Australia tend to be a lot less paranoid about technology than an equivalent sized town in the USA. Comes from being really remote (think 100+Km to the next centre), having to fight for any services at all and a long history of using telecommunication technology to make life better. Think School of the Air using HF radios to provide education to remote children.
Another issue in small towns is that the moment a new tower needs to go up, there may be a low of community pushback (radiation! kids!). It's much better if the current one gets an upgrade.