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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Some fear that internet activities in the home may substitute for participation in neighborhood and public spaces. Time spent online may replace time that would otherwise be spent socializing with ...

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 ...

A community group says the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission should hand over more control of internet access to non-profit groups to make it more affordable and widespread.

From there, the Common Room Network Foundation ignited a small flame that slowly grew into a bigger movement. Since 2019, Common Room has initiated a community Internet as a living social ...