Why municipal actors should care about the mesh
People's Open Net provides aims to provide free wireless internet access for all, starting in Oakland and moving out across the East Bay and beyond. Internet access has become as much a necessity as electricity and power, and we are working hard to ensure that all of the social goods that the internet provides are available to everyone. As more and more homework moves online, it is unacceptable that some students lack internet connectivity in their home. And in order to break ongoing cycles of poverty, people living in affordable housing projects need to be able to apply for jobs online and access educational content. We know that people working in schools, libraries and local governments care deeply about these issues as well, and we hope that you'll see People's Open Net as an ally in the effort to bridge the digital divide.
How you can help:
- Create open wireless networks- Municipal buildings already pay for a lot of bandwidth. If you create open wireless networks that do not require a password to connect to, we can take care of using your connectivity to provide wireless service to the citizens that need it most.
- Install one of our routers
- Help spread the word!