What could go wrong when internet hawks watch the digital henhouse?
In L.A., the NDC and the NAAC failed to block the Board of Supervisors’ plan to build county-owned broadband. But Charter Spectrum, which opposed the plan behind the scenes, could still end up profiting from it. In March, the county issued a Request for Qualifications, seeking private firms to build and manage its neighborhood networks.
But the companies — however sincere they are about helping communities get connected to the internet — also seek support from their beneficiaries, whose on-the-ground work lends them credibility. In a modest community center in the city of Bell, Hernandez has created a makerspace like the ones in upscale parts of Silicon Valley or Santa Monica, minus the $70 per month membership fees, slick interiors and craft coffee. In August, just before school began, a group of students — ages 11-17 — were planning to write, storyboard and film a virtual reality documentary tour of the center.
“The whole thing makes me feel uncomfortable,” said Kami Griffiths, who directs the San Francisco-based Community Tech Network. “I need to realize power needs to be shifted. If I keep being subdued in this way, I can’t be an effective advocate.”
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