community networks
Local group infrastructure
Community networks are telecommunications infrastructure built and operated by local residents or organizations rather than commercial providers.
They typically serve areas where internet access is unavailable, unaffordable, or inadequate.
The term also applies more broadly to any interconnected group sharing resources within a geographic area: The community network organized tool lending and childcare exchanges.
- broadband accessFast network connectivity
- fiber opticLight-based data transmission
- free wifiUnpaid wireless internet
- open sourcePublicly accessible code
- mutual aidCooperative community support
skill sharing · collaboration · trust-building · potluck dinner · transparency · volunteerism · neighborhood watch · civic engagement · grassroots movements · social capital · bylaws · conflict resolution · accountability · shared values · multiculturalism · social cohesion · leadership roles · town hall
community networkssocial isolation
Lack of human contact
atomization · disconnection · alienation · individualism · solitude
community networksbureaucracies
Complex governmental administrative systems
corporate structures · government agencies · command structures · centralized control · monopolies