International Alternative Networks

Global alternative networks for communication are expanding and growing. Its strength is due to the collaboration of social movements organizing campaigns and media reform campaigns, which alter information and communication to the advantage of everyone. These networks are diverse in their locations, type and focus however, they are all united by a non-commercial nature and resistance to imperialist power-machines. International alternative networks include non-profit and private organizations, as well as local sites that support democratic information reforms and promote the reform of communication. They also create new infrastructures for communication to aid local connections regional and global developments in relation to social movements groups. They also develop a lattice of regional, local-local (especially south-south) and trans-national connections which bypass imperial north-south dynamics.

In the early 1990s, a variety of alternative media tasks began to pop up around the world. They took advantage of newly available alternatives to corporate production media channels to spread their message of empowerment of consumers and empowerment of communities. Initially, they were local and later, they were merged and linked to the national and regional boundaries which created more media options for all.

Unlike the traditional communications infrastructure which relies on huge capital investment the alternatives employ volunteers to support their efforts. In turn, they are able to provide lower prices and more flexible packages to customers. They also have the ability to deploy infrastructure more quickly, allowing the faster deployment of 5G technology and a larger www.inafi-la.org/2020/07/26/international-alternative-networks-of-financial-institutions-helping-with-sustainable-development/ expansion of coverage areas. This will help businesses compete more effectively on the market by ensuring their customers have access to the latest technologies.