The modern replacement, as mentioned in the article, is PON. It's a shared network where they typically run a single fiber from the exchange or local node to ro

The modern replacement, as mentioned in the article, is PON. It's a shared network where they typically run a single fiber from the exchange or local node to roughly 32 homes. The signal is optically split between the homes, very much like cable TV, but using light instead of RF signals. So it's somewhat harder to tell where the signal is coming from, you would need to investigate all 32 separate homes. There might be a way, without any form of fraud, to get a more anonymous Internet connection. Which could be useful in combination with a VPN, Tor or another anonymization tool. The Google Fiber GPON ONT adapters are readily available on Ebay, and they have completely open source drivers, down to the actual GPON MAC itself. There is no binary blob firmware or microcode. Here's a link to the driver source, including all the hardware registers: https://gfiber.googlesource.com/kernel/prism/+/master/arch/arm/plat-feroceon/mv_hal/pon/ https://gfiber.googlesource.com/kernel/prism/+/master/arch/a... For testing purposes, you can but an relatively inexpensive OLT on Aliexpress, this is the headend equipment you need for the ONT to function: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005391884685.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005391884685.html