Vancouver Community Network (or VCN) is a community-owned provider of internet tools and services in Vancouver, British Columbia for sharing the broadest range of information, experience, ideas, and wisdom. It was originally the Vancouver Regional FreeNet, which offered text-based access to community information and to the Internet. It continues to provides internet services for individuals and non-profit groups, including dial-up and web hosting.
The VCN HotSpot project (one of the many VCN projects) is a captive portal solution for wireless community organizations who wish to host a free Hotspot in Vancouver, Lower Mainland and other cities in British Columbia.
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Vancouver Community Network Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA