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Provide the Nonprofit Voice to America's Broadband Plan

NTEN

We should look to other models. Consumers in South Korea and Japan can get broadband speeds reaching 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) for less than the monthly price a U.S. Deregulation has produced monopolistic practices that have resulted in higher prices for consumers and slowed the deployment of competitive networks.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

18 In this world of management by algorithm, many workers feel that they have lost dignity and voice. 25 These companies are wedded to a model of platform capitalism and do not advance notions of sharing rides or homes in the absence of hefty profit potential. First, they can become a model for creating a true solidarity economy.

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