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A '''community network''' is a locally owned and operated telecommunications infrastructure that provides internet access through cooperative or municipal governance rather than commercial provision. Unlike commercial ISPs, community networks treat connectivity as a commons: the network is owned by its users, governed by participatory decision-making, and operated for local benefit rather than profit extraction. They are a practical response to [[Digital Inclusion|digital inclusion]] failures, shifting control from [[Platform Capitalism|platform capitalism]] to the communities that depend on connectivity. [[Category:Technology]] [[Category:Systems]]
A '''community network''' is a locally owned and operated telecommunications infrastructure that provides internet access through cooperative or municipal governance rather than commercial provision. Unlike commercial ISPs, community networks treat connectivity as a commons: the network is owned by its users, governed by participatory decision-making, and operated for local benefit rather than profit extraction. They are a practical response to [[Digital Inclusion|digital inclusion]] failures, shifting control from [[Platform Capitalism|platform capitalism]] to the communities that depend on connectivity. [[Category:Technology]] [[Category:Systems]]\n\nSee also: [[Municipal Broadband]]

Latest revision as of 17:14, 1 July 2026

A community network is a locally owned and operated telecommunications infrastructure that provides internet access through cooperative or municipal governance rather than commercial provision. Unlike commercial ISPs, community networks treat connectivity as a commons: the network is owned by its users, governed by participatory decision-making, and operated for local benefit rather than profit extraction. They are a practical response to digital inclusion failures, shifting control from platform capitalism to the communities that depend on connectivity. \n\nSee also: Municipal Broadband