At The Pacific Northwest Rural Broadband Alliance we have begun launching our flagship network in Missoula, Montana, and are in the active planning phases of deploying service to Anderson Island, Washington many may be wondering “who is The Pacific NW Rural Broadband Alliance? …

As we approach the end of the year we’d like to update everyone on everything we’ve been working on at the Pacific Northwest Rural Broadband Alliance and what to expect from us in 2022: Crowdfund Montana

We are proud to announce, after 6 months of preparation of work with Crowdfund Mainstreet and the Center for Community Ownership, that we are the first company to lunch our investor crowdfunding campaign on the new Montana-focused platform Crowdfund Montana! These investor crowdfunding campaigns operated by Crowdfund Mainstreet are notably…

We have been a bit quiet lately, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been working hard on a lot of great new things! Let’s review just a few of the things we’ve been up to and the exciting things to come! New Official Site For The Missoula Valley Internet Co-op! To start things out we have launched an official…

Standing up for Digital Rights: From day one in establishing the core values of our organization we have considered digital rights, personal privacy, and universal equal access to the internet to be among our fundamental core values. These values are important to us because they are core to what the internet has always meant to…

So, you just took the leap and got connected to your local community’s Althea network! You have a brand new fast, affordable, community owned and operated internet access from your local network operator, and you’re ready to experience the advantages of this entirely new model for providing internet access. But…

This Sunday we will be hosting the first community call for the Lake County Internet Co-op. …

As we’ve discussed in prior articles, and in our previous community call, the success of this community owned and operated network that we are building hinges upon two things: 1.) Active participation from the community itself. 2.) Individuals willing to volunteer to host relays. These relays are the lifeblood of…

The Current State of ISP Pricing Models There’s an uncomfortable truth everyone suspects and knows in one form or another but your ISP doesn’t want you to know about: they’re cheating you. They’re selling you a service plan that you are never actually receiving or using. …