# Resources related to DIY ISPs

Of course, this includes community networks (which are closely related to DIY ISPs)

## Community fiber

* [[http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/25696|The community network manual : how to build the Internet yourself]]
* Very nice report about DIY fiber by [[http://www.guifi.net|Guifi.net]], in English: [[http://www.dtic.upf.edu/~jbarcelo/tmp/guifi.net.pdf|PDF]], {{technical:guifi.net.pdf?linkonly|backup link}}
* [[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/hate-your-isp-maybe-you-need-community-fiber|Hate Your ISP? Maybe You Need Community Fiber]] (EFF article from July 2014)
* [[http://www.muninetworks.org|Community-owned fiber/cable networks in the US]] (with a [[http://www.muninetworks.org/communitymap|map]])
* [[http://b4rn.org.uk/|B4rn: Broadband for the Rural North]] community fiber on the countryside (UK)
* [[http://www.reso-liain.fr/|RESO-LIAin]] publicly-owned fiber network in eastern France

## Research papers

* [[https://zenodo.org/record/7450#.U4Q68q6RW00|A Questionnaire based Examination of Community Networks]] ([[https://zenodo.org/record/7450/files/p8-avonts.pdf|PDF]] here)

## Interoperability

* [[http://interop.wlan-si.net/|Open Networks Interoperability]]: very interesting wiki with lots of information about community networks

## Misc

* [[http://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/Internet_Governance_and_hackers|Internet Governance and hackers]]