Accord
Open Band Accords
ContestedA post-war multilateral treaty intended to keep communication bands free of state, cartel, and carrier monopolies. Its signing crisis drives the Carapace incident.
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- protects access toOld analog bandsLow-fidelity frequencies predating the modern mesh. Their apparent obsolescence preserves the noise in which the Echo occurs.
championed byPresident Johnson- contested duringCarapace incidentA hostage-and-retrieval crisis aboard the Carapace involving the Accords, Johnson, Voss, WOLFPACK, a tanker affair, and several character-defining first contacts.
opposed or exploited byGovernor Voss
links hereBLACKFLAMEThe network's operator: the legend who lit the first unlisted relay during the Switch-Off and keeps the Bromigos network's relays, racks, and worlds lit. Real name CLASSIFIED;- links hereThe CarapaceAn autonomous offshore summit platform where the Open Band Accords signing became a hostage crisis and WOLFPACK's defining Carapace incident.
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When it happened
- Post-war
The Open Band Accords are negotiated to keep communications free of monopoly control.
- Post-war