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International alternative networks are non-commercial organizations that aim to improve the quality of information and media in their country. They’re not imperialist power structures which are internal controlled. Instead, they’re self-sufficient noncommercial groups trying bring marketing into the 21st Century. These initiatives began in the 1990s, and have expanded to include a variety of media, such as video tutorials. These networks, unlike traditional mass media, are not centralized. Instead, they function as a local-regional, and even countrywide connections between individuals.
These groups promote their ideas by organizing video reform campaigns and democratizing information to the greater benefit of everybody. They also create new communication infrastructures that can be used for regional, local and global modifications in relation to social change movements. They vary in terms of size, style and focus on specific characteristics. WCNs are an alternative network that is comprised of wifi-enabled nodes. They communicate to send information from one node to the next.
Although these systems are not all-inclusive however they share a few common features, including the need to provide Internet access in areas where traditional network deployments are either unavailable or not the preferred choice. This article examines the legal and economic challenges to the viability of these alternatives networks by using eight historical precedents. It offers a classification and a definition for these networks. In doing so, it seeks to expand the critical discussion about alternative media to communication infrastructure, considering the complexity and diversity of their activities.