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Concept and organization | |||
=Concept= | |||
"'''Community Wireless = wireless projects organized and run by local residents, with or without support from the municipality'''. These grassroots initiatives — run by volunteers — force local and regional governments to remove barriers to affordable wireless (and wired) broadband access. Where governments have been too slow and risk-averse, these groups unwire their communities with do-it-yourself networks." | "'''Community Wireless = wireless projects organized and run by local residents, with or without support from the municipality'''. These grassroots initiatives — run by volunteers — force local and regional governments to remove barriers to affordable wireless (and wired) broadband access. Where governments have been too slow and risk-averse, these groups unwire their communities with do-it-yourself networks." | ||
(http://muniwireless.com/about/) | (http://muniwireless.com/about/) | ||
More information at http://muniwireless.com/topics/community/ | More information at http://muniwireless.com/topics/community/ | ||
=Organization= | |||
URL = http://www.communitywireless.org/ | |||
"an umbrella organization - representing the needs of the emerging community networks" | |||
=More Information= | |||
#[[Community Wireless Network]] initiative using [[Open Source Software]] | |||
#[[Wireless Commons]] | |||
#The related [[Personal Telco Movement]] | |||
[[Category:Encyclopedia]] | [[Category:Encyclopedia]] | ||
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[[Category:Politics]] | [[Category:Politics]] | ||
[[Category:Media]] | |||
[[Category:Geography]] | |||
[[Category:Technology]] | |||
[[Category:Standards]] | |||
[[Category:Community]] | |||
[[Category:P2P Infrastructure]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:06, 5 February 2012
Concept and organization
Concept
"Community Wireless = wireless projects organized and run by local residents, with or without support from the municipality. These grassroots initiatives — run by volunteers — force local and regional governments to remove barriers to affordable wireless (and wired) broadband access. Where governments have been too slow and risk-averse, these groups unwire their communities with do-it-yourself networks." (http://muniwireless.com/about/)
More information at http://muniwireless.com/topics/community/
Organization
URL = http://www.communitywireless.org/
"an umbrella organization - representing the needs of the emerging community networks"
More Information
- Community Wireless Network initiative using Open Source Software
- Wireless Commons
- The related Personal Telco Movement