happy mutants Poor Detroit neighborhoods, abandoned by telcos and the FCC, are rolling out homebrew, community mesh broadband Cory Doctorow

class war The Labour manifesto: transformation of the welfare system, fair conditions for workers, universal housing, home care for elderly, fully funded NHS, fair taxes for the rich Cory Doctorow

elections Elizabeth Warren publishes a massive, detailed plan for addressing the injustice of US relations with indigenous American peoples Cory Doctorow

usausausa Small town, independent and municipally owned ISPs offer America's best connectivity Cory Doctorow

nyc NYC Mesh, a neutral, nonprofit meshing ISP, dramatically expands access in Brooklyn Cory Doctorow

Business Native American tribes need better internet access. This one weird spectrum might do the trick. Xeni Jardin

late stage capitalism Telcoms lobbyists have convinced 26 states to ban or restrict municipal broadband Cory Doctorow

infrastructure Minnesota AG's report reveals big telcos are literally letting their infrastructure rot Cory Doctorow

trumpism Trump FCC official publicly lying about censorship on municipal broadband Cory Doctorow

uk Villagers dig 15 miles of trenches in the name of faster Internet Seamus Bellamy

language Reviving the Independence of Cyberspace Sean O'Brien

corruption Despite the FCC, more than 750 predominantly conservative US communities have built their own publicly owned ISPs Cory Doctorow

roll your own Study finds municipal broadband is up to 50% cheaper than telcos Clive Thompson

cable company fuckery Charter told a family their new house was ready for internet, then sent them a $16,000 bill to activate it Cory Doctorow

Business Youtube's new "offline first" product for India treats telcos as damage and routes around them Cory Doctorow

What can homeowners do when the only broadband provider around over-promises speed? Too often, not much. Xeni Jardin

Internet 31 communities vow to create local gigabit broadband Andrea James