Digital Infrastructure & Society Consultants (DISC) is a research and educational consultancy focused on expanding social awareness of and engagement with digital infrastructures. By digital infrastructure we refer to the physical installations that support internet traffic and digital media distribution, including terrestrial and subsea fiber-optic cables, satellites, data centers, cell towers, and internet exchanges. Digital infrastructures span telecommunications networks, computing equipment, and mission-critical facilities. 

Based on site-visits and community outreach, we advance research on the social impacts of digital infrastructures and provide recommendations for appropriate community engagement. We offer research and education services focused on: siting of installations; community relations; and socio-economic and spatial planning impacts. We work directly with diverse communities, organizations (such as regulatory and advocacy groups), and infrastructure owners and operators.

We undertake work in multiple modes, including: educational workshops; site-specific evaluations; expert analysis and testimony; and research publications, reports, and white papers. To conduct our research we use mixed methods, including interviews and focus groups; geospatial analysis and mapping; photography and video; trade analysis; and archival research.