Making Waves with Communal Networks - IGNITE NOMCON 2018
Channel: Bouhmad
Date: 2018-06-14

Hey all, hope you enjoyed the video! My talk was called "Making Waves with Communal Networks", an ignite Talk at NOMCON 2018. This is raw video a friend recorded, however the official Ignite recording will be posted here: https://www.youtube.com/user/iGNiTe/videos

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NOMCON Website: https://www.nomcon.org/
Ignite Website: http://www.ignitetalks.io/
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I curated 20 slides, which automatically advanced every 15 seconds; roughly five minutes to talk about how Mesh Networks can help our communities

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https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kz3xyz/detroit-mesh-network

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gv5qb4/how-a-diy-network-plans-to-subvert-time-warner-cables-nyc-internet-monopoly
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With internet access being classified as a human right per the UN, we must ensure that our communities have reliable, affordable internet access that adheres to open internet standards.
 
The overruling of the 2015 Net Neutrality rules have just went into effect, but we can all take a stand and look to implement things such as Mesh Networks in our communities. Head to https://www.battleforthenet.com/ to contact your representatives. 
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FCC Official 2015 Open Internet Order:  
- https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-releases-open-internet-order

Ajit Pai on the concept of Broadband Internet in the United States: 
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/ajit-pais-plan-to-lower-broadband-standards-is-crazy-fcc-democrat-says/