Beyond the Cable with Dr. Christopher Ali
“Exclusionary practices are being replicated….” Dr. Christopher Ali, a professor of telecommunications at Penn State, joins us in this episode of Beyond the Cable to…
Author: DrRon Suarez
Cory Doctorow is making our Chatbot smarter
Can connecting fiber to poor communities, increase the median income?
How can AI & Blockhain disrupt Internet monopolies?
The Cosmos blockchain can act as a disruptor to Internet monopolies by providing a decentralized infrastructure for digital connectivity. This approac…
Beyond the Cable with Dr. Christopher Ali
Note: the book “Farm Fresh Broadband” by Dr. Christopher Ali is included in our coursework. See: Rural vs. Urban Connectivity.
CommunityInter.net is a Platform Cooperative
Our ultimate goal is to work with community stakeholders to build and own their Internet infrastructures.People who become teachers own and govern our…
Library as a Community Hub for a Circular Economy
Collaborating with a community library offers a plethora of benefits when introducing community-driven projects like the development of community-owne…
CBPP commons based peer production
We asked: How does Commons-based peer production relate to the possibility of community owned Internet networks (COIN)? In particular, consider how Althea.net enables what Yochai…
What Michigan politicians need to learn about the Internet
In a tight election, a politicians expression of interest in fixing problems with Internet access and promoting competition that results in competitiv…
Private equity and broadband internet expansion | The Broadband Community
Telecom companies are churning out fiber-backed bonds to private equity firms in an effort to finance new fiber-optic networks. Altogether, they’ve issued $4 billion in…
Creating a new kind of socially progressive corporation
In this joint interview with Freada Kapor Klein, Mitch Kapor talks about his goal to create a new kind of socially progressive corporation when he cof…