Yup.
Unfortunately links that can’t be controlled are getting harder to find. Dial up? 2020 will see the death of POTS availability. Wireless? Range limited.
Someone enterprising could see about securing a range of VHF and work on building a low speed mesh network. It would be very expensive though.
Maybe see about building a neighborhood network. Build hardware that can mesh together a few houses with a VPN across the old internet to other free folks.
What's supposed to happen in 2020 that will destroy POTS? I have a couple old rotary landline phones I would like to use for a while yet - they'll probably outlast me, and they're already 40+ years old.