Community Networks: Lessons From Blacksburg, Virginia

A discussion of all the developments of the community network in North America, the Blacksburg Electronic Village (BEV). It relates how the community got connected, and addresses the social, economic, technical and educational impact of working in a "connected town", including key factors for success, new network technologies, fibre on Main Street efforts, and local government initiatives. The second edition has been to explain how the BEV has developed from its original conception in 1991 and is written in nontechnical language.