Community Wireless Networks: Cutting Edge Technology for Internet Access
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2006
Level
State
State(s)
Illinois
Policy Areas
Community Development, Data & Technology, Public Spaces
Wireless community networks can be an effective strategy for addressing the digital divide. They can offer affordable access to the Internet while building community and strengthening the local economy. In an age when access to the Internet is increasingly a condition for full participation in society and the economy, the development of a community wireless network is a technology that can work on a small, manageable scale and permit local community control.