Text Box: Page # Text Box: Readiness Checklist Text Box: density, a core demand source among any or all of the above constituencies will help prove-in the feasibility of the project. Local individual(s) are willing to develop a business plan to support the broadband network’s development. Such a plan need not be formal, but it should be written, coherent and agreed upon by community leaders. The fundamental elements of such plans are a vision of how the network will operate and a statement of its intended purpose. See our separate white paper for suggested business plan development guidelines. Support of influential community leader(s) for exploring and evaluating development options. Without such agreement to at least explore options on a pre-expenditure, provisional basis, the project stands at significant risk of never leaving the conceptual stage. Support for idea of potentially developing the network is one part of a current or future regional effort to deliver broadband services. The economics of broadband networks strongly support regional efforts. While a single, isolated community network project is not without a good chance of success, it will always be wise to think regionally at the high-level design stage.

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