Tucson Mesh is a project to distribute internet for free or cheap to us: an ever-expanding group of people who maintain the network. The network does not make a profit, and it is not a charity.  

The purpose of the network is to increase our freedom and well-being, in the following ways:

a. surveillance, as when our corporate ISPs share information about us with government agencies or other corporations, and

b. controls on the internet that may be placed by corporate ISPs, such as “throttling” data or discriminating on content

To achieve the benefits listed above, we must build the network so that…


Participants are encouraged and empowered to learn how the network and its components function.