{"id":164128,"date":"2022-03-22T10:58:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T10:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/?page_id=164128"},"modified":"2025-07-25T21:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T21:31:25","slug":"deploying-and-growing-community-networks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/action-plan\/connecting-the-unconnected\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting the Unconnected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Community networks help bridge the connectivity gap.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Internet makes it possible to connect to education, work, and each other. We are at our very best when this happens. But not everyone has equal access to the opportunities the Internet brings. We need solutions where the people who use the Internet are empowered to bring it to those who don\u2019t. Community-centered connectivity solutions, like community networks, can help. A community network is when individuals come together to establish and maintain an Internet connection themselves. Internet by the people, for the people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Learn About Policy Strategies for Closing the Digital Divide<\/a><\/h3><\/div>

Dive into resources that will help shape better policies on financing, licensing, and improving access to spectrum for community connectivity solutions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Addressing Global Inequality<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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We’re helping close the global digital divide by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n