Community Broadband PDX
@cbbpdx.bsky.social
Working towards a Portland Oregon where Internet Access is a utility that serves the interests of its users, and isn't an extractive industry, controlled by monopolistic megacorps.
[...] Fiber optics to the end-user provides the best capacity bang for the buck. Public ownership provides the best freedom bang for the buck."
October 31, 2025 at 5:26 AM
[...] Fiber optics to the end-user provides the best capacity bang for the buck. Public ownership provides the best freedom bang for the buck."
[...] That is, for the public to build their own last-mile infrastructure and for that public infrastructure to be operated in their own interests, including freedom to use that infrastructure as they see fit, consistent with the physical limitations and fairness. [...]
October 31, 2025 at 5:26 AM
[...] That is, for the public to build their own last-mile infrastructure and for that public infrastructure to be operated in their own interests, including freedom to use that infrastructure as they see fit, consistent with the physical limitations and fairness. [...]
[...] to preserve their control and freedom to manipulate conditions of use. Considering it is their investment, the private owners have some reasonable grounds for that position. Another approach is for the public interest to exert itself through direct investment. [...]
October 31, 2025 at 5:26 AM
[...] to preserve their control and freedom to manipulate conditions of use. Considering it is their investment, the private owners have some reasonable grounds for that position. Another approach is for the public interest to exert itself through direct investment. [...]
[...] A variety of approaches suggest themselves to preserve the essential freedom of the Internet. One is to change the law to provide the FCC the needed authority, however this is likely to lead to protracted legislative and legal battles, where the network owners fight [...]
October 31, 2025 at 5:26 AM
[...] A variety of approaches suggest themselves to preserve the essential freedom of the Internet. One is to change the law to provide the FCC the needed authority, however this is likely to lead to protracted legislative and legal battles, where the network owners fight [...]