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 I need my own ISP 
 Closest you’ll get is Starlink as far as I am aware. 
 DamusISP
 
 Should be doable soon with micropayments and radio 
 This is the ultimate filthy rich bitcoiner project 
 only when you'd launch your own low-orbit satellite swarm to compete with starlink 
 Your ISP will need an ISP. 
 yeah apparently its gets expensive to peer 
 Peering itself is relatively cheep (once you have purchased the routers to do it, data centre space to host them, cross connects to the peering exchange etc). The more expensive part is generally the upstream IP transit services to reach the rest of the Internet that you can’t reach through peering. 
 If you could get to me in NC over fiber I could probably be a peer for some traffic…just depends on your bandwidth needs. 
 You need to follow Kenneth. I think he still helps people who want to start their own ISP.

https://blog.thelifeofkenneth.com/2017/11/creating-autonomous-system-for-fun-and.html 
 Is this possible to do in Canada? I worked for a company that provided ISP software and hardware to smaller ISPs but never bothered to learn the logistics of starting one. 
 not sure, just need to find other ASNs willing to peer with you? 
 When you think about how the Internet is just networks allowing trusted computers into their network, it's petty shocking to see how far we have scaled this. It's the ultimate pyramid scheme. 
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 Back in the day, becoming an AS (Autonomous System) wasn't that hard, it was just very costly (in both time and money). I don't know how different can this be today. In other words, it can be done (probably)! 😜  
 NostrLink 
 I’ve thought the same. 
 Been thinking the same, but seems like an impossible thing to do without becoming an ISP yourself. 
 But love the idea of being able to be self-sovereign with Internet. 
 I was hoping at this point someone would've made something like Althea but for bitcoin/LN.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtLrlq0k9m8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKD-QLChID0

Where at first it would hook up to traditional ISPs, and as it grows overtime it would just end up replacing it.
Everyone is an ISP, paying each other by usage, competing and collaborating with each other. 
 You would still be subject to FCC stuff as a ISP no?  I guess the question I should ask is why? 
 Sounds like time to buy an IP block and get an ASN assigned.  You thinking of doing it? 
 Same here! 😁 
 Before ISP you need also own your own TLDs… Decentralized Root Domain also is the key for Freedom speech 
 based 
 I've been thinking the same lately 😂  
 Let's lay some transatlantic cable while we're at it. I'll chip in. 
 cc @matt 
 Easy-peasy 
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