Abhi and Don created Mem Protocol together – a platform designed to facilitate the creation of "human-centric" social networking tools to be used on the internet of the future: web3. 

AMA invites broadband industry leaders from all corners to share their knowledge and perspectives with our community of state broadband directors, policymakers, broadband providers, and broadband investors.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;The format is simple:<ul><li>A one hour live webinar with our distinguished guest</li><li>Interactive questions from attendees in the comments below this post</li><li>See a question you also wonder about? “Like” it to upvote it</li><li>Have more questions? Add them as comments to this post&nbsp; &nbsp;</li></ul>The moderator will tee up questions for our guest to answer. They'll answer as many questions as time permits, in order of upvotesA community moderator will paraphrase our guest’s answers and post as replyWant to weigh in with your perspective? You’re welcome to share your replies!&nbsp;Please be respectful of our distinguished guest. It’s okay to disagree, but thank you for being kind. Trolls will be banned.

<h2 style="margin-left:0px;">About Our Distinguished Guests</h2>Abhi (Mem's CEO) and Don (Mem's CTO) created <a href="https://mem.co/">Mem Protocol</a> together – a platform designed to facilitate the creation of "human-centric" social networking tools to be used on the internet of the future: web3.&nbsp;

This episode of Ask Me Anything! features Christopher Mitchell, the Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative of the Institute for Local Self Reliance, who is a leading national expert on community networks, Internet access, and local broadband policies.

AMA invites broadband industry leaders from all corners to share their knowledge and perspectives with our community of state broadband directors, policymakers, broadband providers and broadband investors.&nbsp; The format is simple:A one hour live webinar with our distinguished guests Interactive questions from attendees in the comments below this post See a question you also wonder about? “Like” it to upvote it Have more questions? Add them as comments to this post The moderator will tee up questions for our guest to answer. They'll answer as many questions as time permits, in order of upvotes A community moderator will paraphrase our guest’s answers and post as replyWant to weigh in with your perspective? You’re welcome to share your replies!Please be respectful of our distinguished guest. It’s okay to disagree, but thank you for being kind. Trolls will be banned.

<h2 style="margin-left:0px;">About Our Distinguished Guest</h2>As the Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Minneapolis, Mitchell is a leading national expert on community networks, Internet access, and local broadband policies. He built<a href="https://muninetworks.org/"> MuniNetworks.org</a>, the comprehensive online clearinghouse of information about local government policies to improve Internet access. Its interactive community broadband network map tracks more than 600 such networks. He also hosts audio and video shows online, including <a href="https://muninetworks.org/broadbandbits">Community Broadband Bits</a> and <a href="https://connectthisshow.com/">Connect This!</a>, and Public Knowledge presented Christopher with its Internet Protocol award in 2021, which honors those who have made significant contributions to Internet policy.

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