Wirelesspt
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Wirelesspt is a non-commercial open grassroots initiative to support free computer networks that is not dependent of central infrastructure, corporation or entity which is done by the ordinary citizen provide free, open and democratic access to the highways of information technologies helping people and organizations implementing wireless networks that will benefit their communities.
The project also invests in investigating free, open source, digital, information and telecommunication technologies as well as to promote, educate and supply technological information to teach and educate its surrounding social environment about the importance of online privacy and security.
WirelessPT is also part of an international movement for wireless community networks in Europe. The Project counts with local communities and was started in the community of Moitas Venda in Portugal.
The main goal of WirelessPT is to build a large scale free wireless Wi-Fi network that is decentralized and owned by those who run it and to support local communication. The project is governed by its own agreement which was inspired in the Pico peering Agreement where participants agree upon a network that is free from discrimination and upholds net neutrality. Among other communities like guifi.net and freifunk, WirelessPT has and shares similarities.
Among several goals the project includes:
- Development of mesh networks for communities built by the ordinary citizen
- Foster free access to communication technologies
- Establish wireless connectivity with other communities and regions
- Sharing and developing technological communication resources with and for their communities
- Promote, educate and provide technical information on wireless networks to communities environment about the importance of online privacy, security and democracy.