Yeah, that's how we got most of our Internet access here in Czech Republic, starting ~2005. The monopolistic telecom company was totally incompetent so people banded together, bough some upstream connectivity and the connected themselves to that link via wireless point to point links using commodity WiFi hardware with directional antennas.
Since them most of these networks are still in place, now in the 100 mbit/gbit territory. And while most turned into commercial volcanoes over time, there are still some that work as community organizations to this day.
Since them most of these networks are still in place, now in the 100 mbit/gbit territory. And while most turned into commercial volcanoes over time, there are still some that work as community organizations to this day.