1. This article details the plight of Manchester, a small costal town that has been home to the Manchester (or Point Arena) Cable Station since 1956. This station is actually a submarine-cable landing site, which connects Japan and the US. While this site provides valuable connectivity for us as a nation, the residents of that small town cannot say the same. Over half of this county’s population doesn’t have reasonable access to the internet. AT&T controls this connection, and determined that giving back to this small community did not concern them as a business and would be a poor investment. In 2014 AT&T agreed to provide connectivity to the school district, but only provided the minimum requirements to adhere to the agreement. These abuses of power have left the community in limbo for so long that smaller ISPs (Internet Service Providers) have stepped in to help connect this community. The most prominent of these groups is called Further Reach. This provider has access to a...