Many people start with NCF to learn about the internet and later decide they can justify paying for higher speed services offered by commercial ISPs. Thus most ISPs believe that NCF helps their business, in that NCF helps people get online. In fact, NCF regularly receives donations of equipment from local ISPs. For the occasional large download that would benefit from a 56K connection, it s always possible to also use free advertising-based services such as that offered by Canada Post. You can become a member simply by registering .
Information is available at any Ottawa region public library branch.
You can help by getting online, helping others get online, telling other people about NCF, and by donating or volunteering so that NCF can operate its services and outreach. You can help by creating a personal or organizational web page that others in your community could use. Other NCF members are willing to help people get started. If you are one of those people not content with just using a service or tool and want to get under the hood , if you ve got software development skills and ideas for services that people might like, NCF is a cyberspace platform just waiting for you. It s a live production environment serving many thousands of people if you ve got what it takes, you are welcome and encouraged to try things that would benefit the community.