Community broadband initiatives: what makes them successful and why?

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dc.contributor.authorWallace, Claire
dc.contributor.authorVincent, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorLuguzan, Cristian
dc.contributor.authorTalbot, Hilary
dc.contributor.editorAvram, Gabriela
dc.contributor.editorDe Cindio, Fiorella
dc.contributor.editorPipek, Volkmar
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T19:53:51Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T19:53:51Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAlthough access to broadband has become a facility embedded in everyday life, many communities still have poor or no connectivity, especially in rural areas. The paper considers how some local communities have taken matters into their own hands and set up their own community broadband infrastructure in the UK. The paper examines four case study rural communities in terms of the organisation of broadband provision. It identifies common skills and resources that were necessary in order for these community broadband initiatives to be successful in the form of five capitals: human, technological, identity and financial.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/2768545.2768548
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-3460-0
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherACM Press, New York
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
dc.relation.ispartofseriesC&T
dc.subjectcommunications technologies
dc.subjectcommunity broadband
dc.subjectsocial capital
dc.subjectsocial enterprise
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.titleCommunity broadband initiatives: what makes them successful and why?en
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.endPage117
gi.citation.startPage109
gi.conference.dateJune, 27-30, 2015
gi.conference.locationLimerick, Ireland
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers
mci.conference.reviewfull

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