The global network of alternative communication is expanding and emerging. Its strength is based on collaboration through social movement organizing and media reform campaigns to improve information and communications to the benefit of everyone. These networks vary in size in terms of type, focus and location but they are all united by their non-commercial character and opposition to imperialist power mechanics. International alternative networks consist of non-profit groups, individuals, and local sites that promote the idea of democratizing information and encouraging changes in communication. They also develop new infrastructures for communication to aid local connections as well as global and regional changes with respect to social movement movements. They also build a lattice system of transnational, local (especially south-south) regional and global connections that bypass imperial dynamics north-south.
In the early 1990s, a range of media tasks that were not traditional began to pop up around the world. They utilized the newly-available alternative media channels in conjunction with corporate production to spread their message about consumer development and empowerment of communities. Initially, they were local but later they were merged and connected across regional and national boundaries to create a larger media option for everyone.
These alternatives, in contrast to the traditional infrastructure of communications that relies heavily on capital investments, depend on volunteers to run them. They can thus offer customers lower prices and more flexible plans. They can also set up infrastructure more quickly, allowing the faster deployment of 5G technology as well as a larger expansion of coverage areas. This will help businesses be more competitive in the marketplace, and ensure that their customers can access the latest technology without delay.