Thanks for starting this discussions @Mwendwa Kivuva

I like Twahir's point that community networks should not be solely for non profit. There can be other tiers for profit to encourage innovation at small scale around Internet Service Delivery.

The main purpose of CN is to provide network where there's poor connectivity, but there are many areas in Kenya where there's good connectivity but people just dont see a way of benefitting from the internet. This is where some little business competition comes in and local content.

On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 6:20 AM Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

On Fri, May 28, 2021, 12:34 AM Twahir Hussein Kassim via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Another example of a CN just across the border is Bosco Uganda, it covers almost the whole of Northern Uganda
https://boscouganda.com/connectivity/

Coverage map - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1kufmf0mqiOEb5mJiuPt2X-joSSO6PEul&hl=en&ll=3.0014236517916895%2C32.17317130000001&z=7

Kenya has always led in matters innovation, let not this framework be a limiting factor rather let it widen our horizons.

Thank you Twahir. You are advocating that the license should allow a community network to operate beyond a sub-county? What is your proposal on either geographic area or population a single license can cover?
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