YSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companies

https://www.tucsonmesh.net/

I think European has a head start on this. Not sure which US cities are doing it

KPUD in Kitsap County, WA does something similar: https://www.kpud.org/fiber-internet/free-public-wi-fi/

They also have very affordable public fiber.

I reached out to the NYC mesh folks and they are going to walk me through it. It seems like a lot of work. But the more people who can get to help. The stronger it becomes.