There are projects to build a new, decentralized internet. I heard from another project, that uses regular wifi routers to build a decentralized p2p network (mesh network). There is still the possiblility to use your analogue telephone to connect with a dial-up connection.
We have been pretty active down in Cuba with our first generation, mesh technology (including having our app being distributed via the weekly package), but the key is not mesh networking hardware... it has to be an entirely software based approach and capable of running on any smart phone (without rooting the phone), or at least that is our opinion as this is the only thing that will truly allow the network to grow fast enough to be valuable/useful.
We have been working on something like that over at
www.Rightmesh.io -- Let me know if you have questions.