Excellent article and video in Ars Technica about the Doe Bay Internet Users Association, a community based Internet co-op very similar to AU Wireless.  Definitely worth the 3 minutes to watch the video and get a better understanding for where AU Wireless is headed.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/11/how-a-group-of-neighbors-created-their-own-internet-service/