Thus, the strategy to have multiple technology options may involve aggressive and coordinated negotiations with vendors. Your community must develop a vision for what you would do if you had the ideal bandwidth situation These visions provide a long term goal for the task forces which will focus on various applications. In addition, such visions can be helpful in communicating to vendors your communities understanding and commitment to the future of community networking. Once your long-term vision is developed, it will be easier to identify specific applications and committees that will be instrumental in making your network happen. As a way to bring high speed access to the general public, your community should look into providing high-speed Internet sites where citizens will feel comfortable using them.
Schools can play an important role by providing access to parents and other community members.
Aurora Online has brought a total of 98 Internet stations to its city. These stations include a computer, modem, and Internet connection. The project also provides technical support and training. This site continues to be one of the most active hosts, with patrons retrieving local information off the FreeNet system, as well as information from the Internet. Patron use has continued to increase since the sites installation in August of 1994.