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wired communities  

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  • Neighborhoods and whole cities are increasingly being designed with a telecommunications infrastructure that provides access to the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs). These communities have been referred to by a variety of names, including digital cities, wired suburbs, electronic villages, community networks, freenets, smart communities, and community technology centers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Wired Communities]

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