From Catalonia to New York City, volunteer and cooperative models demonstrate that connectivity can be built and governed differently.
Large-scale commercial roll-out will remain part of the picture—but it is not the only model. Community networks and non-profit infrastructure projects show that governance, transparency, and local ownership can be designed in from the start.
See our Global spotlight page for examples and primary links.
Vodafone withdrew its £12/month Essentials tariff, raising its entry price to £20. Virgin Media's Essential Broadband at £12.50 is now the lowest verified social tariff on the market — a reminder that these deals and their prices shift, so it's worth checking before you apply.
The government-backed Shared Rural Network has switched on its 140th mobile mast, with 49 now live in Scotland — including a second site on Islay that restores signal from all four networks to an area that previously had none.
The government-backed Shared Rural Network switched on its 50th mobile mast in Scotland on the remote Ardnamurchan peninsula, extending all-four-operator 4G coverage across more than 1,900 square kilometres of rural Scotland — an area larger than Edinburgh and Glasgow combined.
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