This leads to another challenge, or a question that may be answered differently for each community and for each user. Certainly, the answer is a mixture. Support A great deal of the support of community networks is coming from outside the community that is setting up the networks. Some systems are supported by state and local government. Santa Monica by the city, Hawaii FYI by the state, and a regional system has recently received 250,000 in state money to staff and run their new system.
Few systems are have firm financial support.