The document proposes a typology of six business models for community wireless networks (CWNs): public utility, ad-supported, education-centric, community, location-hosting, and public-private partnership. It describes the key components and advantages/disadvantages of each model. The typology aims to help practitioners select appropriate models based on community characteristics and assess CWNs' social and economic impacts.

1. A Typology for Community Wireless Network Business Models Abdelnasser M. Abdelaal and Hesham H. Ali Department of Computer Science College of Information Science and Technology University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 68182 {aabdelaal | hali}@mail.unomaha.edu

4. Interfaces and Services of Community Wireless Networks Source : http://www.3g-generation.com

5. Community Wireless Networks for Civic Engagement Many-to-many engagement M-democracy Direct and unregulated democracy Customized civic participation Real-time participation Advancements of wireless communications Failure of mainstream media to bridge the political divide SMS MobiTV Moblogs WAP RSS MMS DAB DVB VoIP Affordable political participation Mobile Voting A framework for civic-engagement using wireless communications

9. CWNs Main Issues Inputs Volunteerism, donations, sponsorship, location hosting, open source software CWNs Funding, pricing, management, ownership QoS, security, reliability, node placement, coverage, spectrum regulation Social and economic development Tech Issues Org. Issues Clustering, routing, antenna management, Social capital, business models Network theory Outputs Physical capital, social capital and human capital Figure 3: A Framework for Research on CWNs Education, municipal, health, commercial, social, personal, services Operation phase Implementation phase Mobility, flexibility, affordability, time-saving, effort-saving, resource sharing

11. The Role of Social Capital in the Creation of CWNs The definition of social capital

22. Main Business Models for CWNs and their Components Business model Value offering Financing Business partners Infrastructure management Target customer Public Utility Serves public services, bridges the digital divide, employs public resources Public funds Municipalities A municipality or a contracted company Any community Community Employs social capital, achieves civic engagement Donations, volunteerism Municipalities, local businesses, volunteers Nonprofit entity Any community Public-private Uses public venues to host the facilities, improves management efficiency Private funds Service providers A private company Big communities Ad-supported Content providers bridge the digital divide From ad revenue Content providers, technology vendors Content operators (Google, Yahoo), or ISP Business districts and large cities Education Provides students with expertise, guarantees long-term management structure Public fund , donations, student expertise Academic institutions, local businesses and governments, nonprofit organizations Students of the academic institutions Any community but more suitable for rural and underserved ones Location-hosting Location is an important asset, uses public places and venues An ISP, donations, sponsorship Community members, local businesses, public entities, nonprofit organizations An ISP, or a nonprofit organization Rural and underserved communities, business districts Table 1: The main components of CWN business models