Learn
We have a number of resources to get you started on learning about Community-Owned Fiber.
To start, we suggest you read our basic one-pager below titled “Community-Owned Fiber For McHenry County’s Future“.
For a deeper dive, we recommend the Fiber Primer PDF below titled “What Fiber Broadband Can Do For Your Community“. The Fiber Primer covers a variety of topics in an easy-to-understand manner.
Fact Sheets/Infographics
Internet Freedom of McHenry County is happy to share a bunch of fact sheets and Infographics from our various Partners and Supporters that make digesting the various topics ranging from broadband, financing networks, wireless technologies, economic development benefits from community-owned networks, Net Neutrality, and easier.
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Videos
Internet Freedom of McHenry County is happy to share videos from our various Partners and Supporters that make digesting the various topics ranging from broadband, financing networks, wireless technologies, economic development benefits from community-owned networks, Net Neutrality, and easier.
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Net Neutrality
Network neutrality – an idea that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without improper discrimination in favor of particular apps, sites, or services. We believe, as many do, that speech, communication, should be able to flow without hindrance. What life looks like without Net Neutrality is something we already have with mobile/cellular phones, which is blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization of Internet traffic.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Exactly what it is. We get these questions all the time. Most of your questions can be answered in this section.