In a similar fashion, communities can now organise themselves in such a model so as to supply and provide internet services through community networks. Community Networks are a way to bridge the connectivity gap where people come together to build and maintain the necessary infrastructure for Internet connection. The advantage of an Internet Network that is set up this way is that it has collective ownership, helps in the growth of local economies, and promotes local content development. The framework proposes to integrate a new licensing category for community networks within the Unified Licensing Framework. This is considered affordable compared to the lowest fee in the Network Facilities Provider [2] license where an initial license fee is Sh200,000.

Source: The Star July 17, 2021 09:45 UTC