As far as things you can do, I'd add doing whatever you can to push local broadband, if it is feasible wherever you are. If your local government is trying, push for it! If you have state laws that forbid local governments from serving their constituents, push to repeal those.

The telecoms have many sophisticated strategies they pursue; one is alternating between "states rights" and FCC-friendly arguments to create a ratchet locking out competitors. If you break one side of the ratchet, at least some folks can have first-world bandwidth.