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What Is a Community-Owned Internet? And Why It Might Be the Future of Going Online
A plain-language guide to how community broadband networks work, why they’re cheaper and faster than Big ISPs, and what they mean for your neighborhood. The…
Discover Community Infrastructure Funding Solutions
NYCmesh does Community Infrastructure Funding with member contributions, donations, grants, & volunteer labor, providing affordable & equitable intern…
Does infrastructure finance Blockchain let somebody invest in 10 ft or 10 mi of fiber & compete with incumbents?
NotebookLM says: The sources describe Althea L1, a blockchain designed for micropayments, especially those generated by routers in a decentralized internet service provider (ISP) network.…
Community Internets Promote Sustainability
Learn how community-owned internet networks support local, circular economies by promoting resource efficiency, renewable energy, local food systems, …
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocates significant funding, including $42.5 billion through the Broadband Equity Access and Depl…
What is a Network Operations Center?
A Network Operations Center (NOC) plays a crucial role in managing and maintaining the network infrastructure of telecommunications and broadband services. Here are the key…
Better Broadband is a key to Counter Housing Inflation
Leveraging open access fiber innerduct conduit to promote competition among ISPs can significantly help break up geographic monopolies, lower the cost…
Communities lower cost of living with Open Access Internet fiber innerducts
Fiber innerducts are sub-duct systems installed within existing conduits to create multiple pathways for fiber optic cables. These systems protect and…