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Where do CTCs and Community Networks intersect?

Historically, CTCs focused on:

• Computer training
• software training
• Basic education/after-school mentoring and tutoring
• physical space for gathering within a geographical area

CTCs can broaden their reach, as CNs, by providing:

• Internet Access
• Internet training (browsers, e-mail, etc.)
• Web page development
• Business incubation for web-based micro-enterprises
• Web hosting of community/business/nonprofit content
• ASP for nonprofits -- collaboration tools, database sharing
• Nonprofit technical support
• Home-based computing (e-mail through such services as Juno, etc.)
• High-tech specialized services
  • Specialized software -- photoshop, business management
  • video conferencing
  • image development (still, scanning, video)
  • Community radio