Table of Contents

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Main report

• Acronyms
• Summary

1. Introduction.
   1. The Problem.
   2. New Approaches to Access for the Rural Poor.
   3. Report Conten .
2. Community Ownership: Theory and Practice.
   1. Community Ownership and Development.
   2. The Experience of Community Ownership in ICTs.
   3. Advantages of Community Ownership in ICTs .
3. Innovative Technology Combinations: Developments and Opportunities.
   1. Wireless Networks .
   2. Wireless Technologies and Reconfigured Networks .
   3. Technology Combinations .
4. Community Ownership and Alternatives .
   1. Comparison and Compatibility with a Private Enterprise Model.
   2. Resistance to the Community-Driven Model.
   3. Fertile Ground for Community Ownership.
5. Conclusions and Proposals.
   1. A Case of Mutual Advantage .
   2. An Enabling Environment for Community Ownership .
      References .

ANNEXES

Case studies:

• 1: Rural Telephony Cooperatives in Poland: WIST and Tyczyn
• 2: Community Telecoms Cooperatives in Argentina: The case of TELPIN
• 3 & 4: Rural Telecommunications Networks in Peru
  • Irrigation and Communication Networks: Huaral, Peru
  • Micro initiatives for rural telecommunications: Cajamarca, Peru
• 5: Pro-Poor Access to ICTs: The Case of Akshaya, India
• 6: Pro-Poor Access to ICTs: The Case of TeNeT – n-Logue- DHAN, India

Frequently Asked Questions about Community Networks