In Cuba, where internet access is severely constrained, technology enthusiasts have built
StreetNet (SNET), a community network (CN) that has grown organically, reaching tens of …

This survey article highlights the difficulties in the field maintenance of telecommunication
towers. It critically analyses the main features of the deployment of robots to maintain …

Rural infrastructure is known to be more prone to breakdown than urban infrastructure. This
paper explores how the fragility of rural infrastructure is reproduced through the process of …

Hundreds of millions of people still live beyond the coverage of basic mobile connectivity,
primarily in rural areas with low population density. Mobile-network operators (MNOs) …

This paper examines the social, technological, and emotional labor of maintaining China's
data-driven governance broadly, and dynamic zero-COVID management in particular …

This paper analyzes the processes and challenges of technology repair in remote, low-
income areas far from standard ICT repair infrastructure. Our sites of study are the fishing …

Shared use of small-scale natural commons is vital to the livelihoods of billions of rural
inhabitants, particularly women, and advocates propose that local telecommunications …

I describe grassroots innovation and recursive engagement in Argentina by members of
rural Community Networks (CNs), or decentralized telecommunications that people build …

Electronics repair and service providers offer a range of services to computing device
owners across North America—from software installation to hardware repair. Device owners …

Increased advocacy and support for Community networks (CNs), or locally owned and/or
operated telecommunications, reflects hopes that CNs will compensate for telecom …