The Trump administration is telling states they will be shut out of a $42 billion broadband deployment fund if they set the rates that Internet service providers receiving subsidies are allowed to charge people with low incomes.
The latest version of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) FAQ on the grant program, released today, is a challenge to states considering laws that would force Internet providers to offer cheap plans to people who meet income eligibility guidelines. One state already has such a law: New York requires ISPs with over 20,000 customers in the state to offer $15 broadband plans with download speeds of at least 25Mbps, or $20-per-month service with 200Mbps speeds.
Having lived in the mid level of an NYC apt block: offer your neighbors upstairs and downstairs their own wifi network off your ddwrt/openwrt router, split the fast internet 3 ways and still pay less than any “low price” plan.
Doesn’t take much to setup, and just ask them to Venmo or whatever. You’re not a landlord, you’re taking from the shit-ass ISPs and spreading the wealth while all of you profit equally.
Don’t forget to bring your own modem every chance you get. Not only to save a few bucks, but the ISP loses a lot of visibility of your LAN when you do.
What if they access / do illegal stuff with your shared internet though?
You can setup pihole or a DNS blocker and just block that stuff.
Or route all traffic through a VPN.
This is what I do actually, all via VPN.