Sarah Jensen
Angry at his provider, he built his own internet—and it’s thriving
It all started in 2002. Jared Mauch, who was already accustomed to working from home for Akamai, a company that provides server cache services for businesses, was facing a significant problem: his internet connection. At the time, he was stuck with a wired connection that barely managed 1.5 Mbps. As a remote worker, this was simply not sustainable. The only solution he was offered was a costly $50,000 extension from Comcast, a price Mauch found unacceptable.