The internet began as distributed infrastructure, moved toward centralized platforms, and now can return—through AGPL-3 and distributed architecture—toward its peer-to-peer origins.

Right now, automation infrastructure decisions are being made. Corporations are deploying systems. Every month without municipal alternatives allows corporate systems to become more entrenched.

NTARI develops the technical systems that make community ownership viable: quantum tools serving neighborhoods, agricultural networks capturing environmental value, mesh infrastructure distributing capacity into homes, and domain systems enforcing cooperative principles. These aren't distant futures or theoretical possibilities. They're operational systems ready for municipal implementation.