This reminded me the MIPT campus network in the end of 1990s, built and managed by students, which at some point was taken over by the internet provider affilia

This reminded me the MIPT campus network in the end of 1990s, built and managed by students, which at some point was taken over by the internet provider affiliated with the university administration after a spy scandal. There were old campus dormitories with dirty toilets at the end of the floor and dense network, having up to 3-4 PCs in the room, dozens of wires attached to the ceilings by the aluminium strips made of the beer cans. I've paid $50, half of my income at that time, for an Ethernet port (we owned the local network equipment) and got a static IP address - still remember it.