In the development of past infrastructures, cooperative and amateur action has been a vehicle for diffusion, experimentation, innovation, popularization, and the provision of new features or services. 802.11 ("Wi-Fi") cooperatives are now proliferating. This paper considers three cases of cooperative action in the discovery, development, and provision of 802.11 (Wi-Fi) networks: mapping and "Warchalking," open-source portal software, and the provision of service as an alternative to paying for a commercial subscription. It finds that these co-ops exist primarily to build elite expertise, but that it may be possible to direct these skillful groups toward societal goals.
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