Bottom-up connectivity strategies : community-led small-scale telecommunication infrastructure networks in the global south

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dc.contributor.authorBidwell, Nicola J.
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Michael
dc.contributor.editorNordstrom, Lori
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-10T16:27:02Z
dc.date.available2020-07-10T16:27:02Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractThe book documents the details, benefits and challenges of small-scale, community-based connectivity projects. Association for Progressive Communications (APC) researchers visited 12 rural community networks in the global South in 2018. The networks examined in the research either provide Wi-Fi-based internet connectivity or mobile voice and/or internet services. The social impacts of six cases (Argentina, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and Uganda) were studied in greater detail. Increasing numbers of community-led networks are emerging where members build and operate their own telecommunication infrastructure, often managed on a cost recovery basis rather than for commercial gain. However, most governments are not yet aware of their potential impact.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-95113-09-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/59164
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAPC 2019en
dc.subjectLOCAL AREA NETWORKSen
dc.subjectTELECENTRESen
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FACILITIESen
dc.subjectINTERNETen
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONSen
dc.subjectICT POLICYen
dc.subjectICT ACCESS AND USAGEen
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITYen
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITYen
dc.subjectTELECOM REGULATIONSen
dc.subjectNETWORKSen
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESSen
dc.subjectINNOVATION SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectACTION RESEARCHen
dc.subjectGLOBAL SOUTHen
dc.titleBottom-up connectivity strategies : community-led small-scale telecommunication infrastructure networks in the global southen
dc.typeBooken
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108580001
idrc.project.number108580
idrc.project.titleCommunity access networks: how to connect the next billion to the Interneten
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-237465
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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