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1. Name of Network
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Los Angeles Free Net
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2. The Web Address <a href="http://www.lafn.org/">Los Angeles Free-Net</a>
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3. Place it serves (This may be defined in terms of a region, a county, a city or town, or some other designation. 
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This site mainly serves California. Depending on the desired of internet, it may be able to reach as many as 45 other states.
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4. What is its Mission? 
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To bring people together and provide community information while offering internet services at the lowest possible cost.
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5. Who sponsors it?
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The site is sponsored through donations
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6. Is it volunteer run? Does it have paid staff? Or both? 
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It is supported by a staff of mentors who are volunteers
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7. What services does it offer and do these services cost anything? Some examples of services that you might find are e-mail, access to newsgroups, web discussion forums, Internet and web access, hosting web sites for non-profit organizations, businesses, individuals, e-mail lists. Many other services might be provided so be sure to note these as well. (You can make an unordered list of services to answer this question if you'd like, or you can answer it in paragraph form.)
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This website focuses on offering low-income individuals cheap internet. They offer dial up access for free throughout all of California and major portions of 45 other states. In addition, low-cost DSL is available in California and 12 other states that are covered by AT&T telephone service.
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8. If the network provides local information, what categories of informaiton does it provide? (A short narrative in paragraph form along with a list of categories would be appropriate for this answer.)
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This network does not provide local information.
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9. Does the network convey a "sense of place"? That is do you get a sense of some of the unique qualitites of the place and the people it serves? If so how? Provide an example page. If not, provide an example of a "placeless" page. 
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This website does not convey a sense of place. This site merely acts as a service-based website, attempting to provide internet service to those in need.
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10. Is there anything that you find particularly interesting about this network? If so what is it? Provide a link. 
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I liked how you can send a direct donation to this site simply by clicking the link provided. 
<a href="http://www.lafn.org/donations.html">Make donation here</a>

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11. This information collected by: Amanda Cortese
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Community Network # 2
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1. Name of Network
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Chester County Interlink
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2. The Web Address <a href="http://www.ccil.org/about.php">Chester County Interlink</a>

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3. Place it serves (This may be defined in terms of a region, a county, a city or town, or some other designation. 
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All those who live, work, or go to school in Chester County, PA. In addition, CCIL provides web hosting and related ancillary services for a number of Chester County non-profit organizations including the Rotary Club of West Cheater, West Chester Senior Center, and Grove United Methodist Church. 
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4. What is its Mission? 
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"The mission of Chester County InterLink (CCIL) is to ensure that Chester County residents and organizations have easy and equitable electronic access to information while encouraging interaction among them as part of an electronic community." - CCIL Mission Statement
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5. Who sponsors it?
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Major supporters include the West Chester Area Education Association, Chester County Hospital and West Chester University. In addition, they are funding by grants and user donations. 
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6. Is it volunteer run? Does it have paid staff? Or both? 
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This site is ran completely by volunteers and support from the groups previously listed. 
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7. What services does it offer and do these services cost anything? Some examples of services that you might find are e-mail, access to newsgroups, web discussion forums, Internet and web access, hosting web sites for non-profit organizations, businesses, individuals, e-mail lists. Many other services might be provided so be sure to note these as well. (You can make an unordered list of services to answer this question if you'd like, or you can answer it in paragraph form.)
<br/><ol>•	Email
•	Webmail
•	Web-browsing
•	Personal Accounts
•	Mailing Lists
•	Non- profit services
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8. If the network provides local information, what categories of informaiton does it provide? (A short narrative in paragraph form along with a list of categories would be appropriate for this answer.)
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This website provides the history of the CCIL. They also provide a vision statement explaining their goals as a non-profit organization. In addition, the site explains the bylaws, policies for usage, and financial information. Finally, they allows a sections for donations.
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9. Does the network convey a "sense of place"? That is do you get a sense of some of the unique qualitites of the place and the people it serves? If so how? Provide an example page. If not, provide an example of a "placeless" page. 
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In my opinion, this website provides a sense of place because it expands quite fully on the organization. There is a plentiful amount of information on the site which can leave users with little questions that cannot be answered. 
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10. Is there anything that you find particularly interesting about this network? If so what is it? Provide a link. 
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What I found helpful was that CCIL provides a part of their website which is dedicated to help users learn how to utilize the functions of the organization. This information can be found here 
<a href="http://www.ccil.org/support.php">How To's</a>

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11. This information collected by: Amanda Cortese