The Community Network Manual – How to Build the Internet Yourself

The introductory chapters of this resource provide useful overviews of CN ideas and technologies, diving into networking and spectrum basics, as well as open source hardware and software. Chapter 6 provides a valuable insights and strategies for scaling CNs. The resource then quickly jumps to more advanced and specialized subject on legal frameworks and community currencies. More: The solutions and experiences presented are an inspiring and transparent guide to how communities wishing to undertake this digital inclusion mechanism can organize themselves to this end. The terms presented in the handbook deal with how to build Community Networks and how to make Community Networks scalable, sustainable and legally based. The Manual serves as the basis for starting the creation of a Business Plan that will analyze the best way of implementing the networks in the community and, more importantly, the viability and sustainability of the chosen technological solution.