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<br>hi sepp, could you look into this suggestion?<br><br>Michel<br><ol class="commentlist"><li class="alt" id="comment-486689">
<cite><a href="http://aaronburrsociety.org/" rel="external nofollow" class="url">jim costanzo</a></cite> Says:
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<p>This posting addresses important core issues so I would like to
draw attention to another threat to our commons, as well as, our per to
per practices. The Internet has become as vital as water and air to our
physical persons. It is something that is ubiquitous while often being
taken for granted. Today the Internet is our basic form of
communication, our quickest access to free speech and in some ways the
quintessential universal commons. </p>
<p>In addition to the Aaron Burr Society�s history and our involvement
with OWS, we have been working with our friend Paul Garrin who has been
working to keep access to the Internet as part of the commons. In 1996
Paul wrote �This race toward �privatization� is taking place behind
closed doors and in corporate boardrooms, well outside the sphere of
public debate, and threatens the very existence of free speech over
electronic networks.�<br>
<a href="http://wwww.next5minutes.org/artikel.jsp;jsessionid=D31A1BAB0F0209593DD5C4944C72628E?dossierid=22375&subdossierid=206038&articleid=206196" rel="nofollow">http://wwww.next5minutes.org/artikel.jsp;jsessionid=D31A1BAB0F0209593DD5C4944C72628E?dossierid=22375&subdossierid=206038&articleid=206196</a></p>
<p>Paul is an artist & cultural producer who in 1996 started
Name.Space to register top-level domain names. In 2003 he started WIFINY
to provide broadband Internet access as an alternative portal and to
provide access to underserved communities. Both companies are based on
the Social Enterprise model. This means that serving the common good is
built into the business model. One of the important goals for each
company is to empower local communities by providing the digital tools
that can be used to create sustainable, self-sufficiency. </p>
<p>Both of these companies are currently working to both expand and
protect access to the Internet. One of the more interesting developments
will involve next year�s applications for top-level domain names. For
more information go to the websites listed below.</p>
<p><a href="http://about.namespace.org/about/" rel="nofollow">http://about.namespace.org/about/</a><br>
<a href="https://wifiny.net/" rel="nofollow">https://wifiny.net/</a></p>
<p>In the spirit of full disclosure, Paul is a charter member of the
Aaron Burr Society and he has been my Internet provider since the last
century. And, as previously stated, I have been working with Paul on
these endeavors.</p>
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