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…
From Guild Points to Digital Dividends: Tokenizing Work for a Regenerative Future
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From pioneering “Guild Points” to tokenize labor in the 1980s to launching an AI-powered train-the-trainer model today, we continue our m…
Portability Is Power: Why Our Platform Lets You Take Your Data With You
Freedom means more than access—it means the ability to leave without losing everything you’ve built. Why Portability Matters Cory Doctorow—activist, author, and co-editor of Boing…
Internet Access Peering Improves Housing Affordability
The policy implications of peering for housing providers—especially those involved in affordable housing—are increasingly significant as broadband becomes essential infrastructure. Here’s how peering impacts housing…
Value Alignment
The topic of value alignment has been coming up in recent discussions with staff, ranging from a guest, who was not paying any part of…
ALTcast – crowdsourcing an Alternative Media Directory
Can we crowdsource a better future for alternative media? Let's look back 100 years to when media was democratically controlled and funded!
How can decentralization help Community Owned Infrastructure Networks?
...with the rise of artificial intelligence and the need for more electricity, could decentralized data centers offer a better alternative?
Local connectivity doesn’t need an external ISP
Enable smart devices in your home to continue operating over Wi-Fi even when the Internet connection to the home is not active.
DeepSeek or Broligarchs?
DeepSeek has just become the most downloaded app on the iPhone! Because it is open source, we have already been interested for a while. In…
Does infrastructure finance Blockchain let somebody invest in 10 ft or 10 mi of fiber & compete with incumbents?
The sources describe Althea L1, a blockchain designed for micropayments, especially those generated by routers in a decentralized internet service provider (ISP) network. This network,…
Ambient connectivity and Mexico City’s Open Wi-Fi
The following answers draw upon data from a work in progress by Bob Frankston, and a two hour conversation between Bob Frankston and Dr. Ron…