[wsfii-discuss] JFDI Community Broadband: Wennington, UK

Wed Jan 10 12:20:25 UTC 2007

Hi,
Please don't shout at me for advertising this book, but it is great. It
tells the story of the creation of a rural community wireless network in
Lancashire, UK. Written by Lindsey Annison, one of Britain's foremost
broadband campaigners it is both inspiring and informative. 

Details at: http://www.lulu.com/content/488550

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JFDI Community Broadband: Wennington
by Lindsey Annison

This book details a rural wireless broadband initiative carried out by a
group of small businesses and dedicated volunteers in order to bring 21st
century communications to their community.

Broadband is SO important to businesses today, and this community was out of
reach of the incumbent telco, BT, and alternatives eg satellite.

As a broadband notspot, stuck on dial up Internet connections, they set to
and provided their own affordable broadband telecommunications network using
wireless infrastructure and available expertise.

Wennet, Lancashire, UK now reaches more than 40 users, and the effects are
felt throughout the community - businesses, families and individuals.

Read how they achieved this simple solution, and the benefits that are now
being enjoyed. This is a replicable solution available to any rural, or even
urban, community who cannot access sufficient bandwidth to enjoy the
benefits of the Internet, Web 2.0, VoIP, video conferencing, B2B
connectivity, uploads, and more.

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Regards,
Malcolm

Malcolm Corbett
CEO
CBN
Tel: +44 845 456 2466
Mob: +44 7770 896534
Skype: malcolmcorbett
EMail: M.Corbett at broadband-uk.coop
Web: www.broadband-uk.coop