How to challenge the BEAD program
Asking ChatGPT about ways to present challenges to how the BEAD program is being implemented for broadband funding.
Category: Policy
Cory Doctorow is making our Chatbot smarter
Can connecting fiber to poor communities, increase the median income?
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.
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…
[Link] Preempting Local Government (actions by big ISPs to preempt local government authority)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3557
The bill is H.R. 3557, the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023. This legislation would preempt a host of current rights of local governments to manage…
Mission
Our mission is to restore the Internet as a Public Commons, so that it can connect us like the sidewalk.
What are the benefits of an open access Internet network?
An open access Internet network refers to a network where the infrastructure is publicly available and can be used by multiple service providers to offer…