Internet Connectivity: Scarcity vs Abundance?
In the 1990’s I used DSL to connect my home to the Internet and I lived so close to the AT&T switch that they had…
Category: Open Access
How to empower Community Internet
Discover long-term strategies for affordable internet access in communities, including municipal broadband networks and innovative deployment models. …
Intermediate steps until fiber to the home can be funded for everyone
Planning fiber to the cabinet (FTTC) using a hub and spoke grid as an intermediate step towards achieving fiber to the home (FTTH) offers several adva…
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…
What can we learn from the Cooperative Utopia Fiber?
Too many legislators seem to think that we do not have choices other than the incumbent ISP. Because of this, we do have many concerns that the bulk o…
Funding the commons and closing the innovation chasm
Turn the Digital Divide into Digital Dividends How are we going to fund the steps we need to take to promote #DigitalEquity and build the…
We created a new group “Funding Cooperatives”
Are you an organizer and a self-starter? Please join our new group Funding Cooperatives. We’re putting our heads together to collaborate on the formation of…
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…