Plus, the nonprofit’s Every1online initiative is about to hit the milestone of 100 installations completed, just a year after its launch. Meta Mesh Wireless Communities is now Community Internet ...

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The United States — as discussed in the New Digital Divide Citizens Class — has fallen far behind much of the world in broadband penetration, and our broadband connections are significantly slower ...

With much of life and learning moved online during the pandemic, access to high-speed internet has been more essential than ever. However major disparities persist in who has that access. According to ...

The Internet is injecting new energy into many U.S. cities as public, private, and nonprofit institutions realize that a powerful new communications tool can transform the traditional roles of ...

In a typical week, NYC Mesh–a community-owned internet network in New York City–might get five requests from people who want to join. In the wake of the FCC’s decision to roll back net neutrality ...

Real changes in communities are evident in Portland as a result of a wide range of community Internet projects, some of them long-established. Portland”s Neighborhood Pride Team, initially founded to ...