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New York City Groups Take Broadband into Their Own Hands
Community Networks
25 September 2018
New York City Groups Take Broadband into Their Own Hands
A handful of groups in New York City are bypassing large ISPs and building their own community networks, as...
Internet Society Partners with Facebook to Expand Internet Connectivity in Africa
Press Releases
25 September 2018
Internet Society Partners with Facebook to Expand Internet Connectivity in Africa
Washington, DC – 25 September, 2018 – The Internet Society, a global non-profit organization dedicated to the open development,...
Indigenous Connectivity Summit to Address Need for Affordable and Sustainable Internet Access
Press Releases
24 September 2018
Indigenous Connectivity Summit to Address Need for Affordable and Sustainable Internet Access
– More than two years after the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission...
IGF 2018: Improvements and a Call for Contributions
Internet Governance
24 September 2018
IGF 2018: Improvements and a Call for Contributions
The annual meetings of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) have been consolidated as the main space for discussion and...
The Week in Internet News: China’s New Cyberspace Head Talks Up New Controls
Technology
24 September 2018
The Week in Internet News: China’s New Cyberspace Head Talks Up New Controls
“Cleansing” cyberspace: Zhuang Rongwen, recently appointed as director of the Cyberspace Administration of China, has vowed to promote “positive...
What’s Ahead at the 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference
Internet Governance
21 September 2018
What’s Ahead at the 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference
Today the Internet Society published a matrix of issues that will be discussed at the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU)...
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Beyond the Net Funding Programme
Beyond the Net Funding Programme
Our Beyond the Net Funding Programme gives Internet Society members the opportunity to contribute at a local or regional...
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Beyond the Net Funding Newsletter – September 2018
The Beyond the Net Funding Programme is proud to announce the results of our 2018 Grant Cycle. A total...
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ITU Plenipotentiary 2018 – Issues Matrix
This chart represents a preliminary effort at identifying issues, areas of concern, organizations impacted, etc., on a best-efforts basis....
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European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 8 – 14 September 2018
Internet Access EU: 5G regulators in Europe criticised for “heavy-handed” approach A new special report on 5G networks by...
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A Pilot Community Network in Pakistan: Online Supplementary Education and its Impact
The Internet Society, in partnership with COMSATS Internet Services, has since December 2015 been implementing a pilot initiative in...
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European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 1 – 7 September 2018
Internet Access EU: Lobbying intensifies ahead of key vote on EU Copyright Directive Both sides of the debate on...
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European Regional Bureau Newsletter – 25 – 31 August 2018
Internet Access EU: Commission blames Member States for being behind target on broadband coverage The European Commission has responded...