4799 Shattuck Ave.
Oakland
CA
We are sad to announce that this event has been postponed due to the plague. #COVID19. Stay tuned for a rescheduled date after the public health situation stabilizes. #OICC https://t.co/yxnwEgb6zW
— Media Alliance (@twrling) March 11, 2020
Did you know that crooked landlords are making big money depriving renters in Oakland of the power to choose their Internet Service Provider (ISP)? Exclusive agreements between landlords and incumbent ISPs eliminate your ability to choose providers that charge less money or offer better service, like higher speeds or a commitment to net neutrality and user privacy.
Join People’s Open Network and the Oakland Internet Choice Coalition on Saturday March 14 for our 7th Build Your Own Internet event. We’ll have a panel discussion about preserving internet choice in Oakland, as well as a series of hands-on activities to learn about how the internet works.
The panel will be presented by the Oakland Internet Choice Coalition, a partnership between internet access nonprofits like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Media Alliance, Greenlining Institute and alternate internet service providers (ISPs) like Monkey Brains, Open Fiber, Sonic, and People’s Open Network.
We will talk about why we need to crack open the secretive kickback deals between big landlords and the big three ISPs, and how we’re working to get an ordinance passed in Oakland to protect your right to choose the ISP you want. San Francisco’s law got the big ISP companies so upset they tried to get the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop pre-empt it, but they failed. Now we want to bring these user protections to Oakland and everywhere — and we can’t do it without you.
You will also hear about People’s Open Network’s work to build a community-owned wireless mesh network in the East Bay, as well as their project to set up mobile access for homeless encampments in the Bay Area.
Hands-on activities:
– Antenna building
– Ethernet crimping
Sponsored by
People’s Open Network / Sudo Mesh
Media Alliance
Electronic Frontier Foundation
MonkeyBrains
Greenlining Institute
TURN
MediaJustice
Oakland Tenants Union