There already is at least one alternative "internet", primarily
for a sub-group of education, government, & corporate entities
plus a variety of portable/localized Internet-replacements under
development.
Hams have Broadband-Hamnet, originally called HSMM-Mesh, and someone
is working on a system which uses Ham repeaters to repeat text and
other data as well as voice.
Decentralized critical-system redundancy is good.
The Internet is too fragile and is at the mercy of the weather and
man made disasters. While it is working it's great, but nature or
vandals could take out large portions.
REPLY:
As soon as the banking industry all over the world learns how fragile
the internet is, no doubt they will be abandoning it in droves.
Likewise business in general, schools, libraries, the government,
ordinary people and ham radio discussion groups.
Pretty soon Roger and I will be the only ones left. :-)
73, Bill W6WRT
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Thanks! & 73, KD4E.com
David Colburn - Nevils, Georgia USA
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