Municipal ISP forced to shut off fiber-to-the-home Internet after court ruling
I've spent most of my career (15+ years now) building and maintaining private regional ISPs that compete with big TelCos, with considerable success. It's surprisingly feasible to start an ISP in your garage with a few thousand dollars and grow it to a few hundred customers just by providing decent customer service and a working product. If you've ever been curious about what it takes to get started with something like that I'm happy to answer questions - here or email in my profile.