The community network, the alternative for rural areas!
The community network of Ollo and Olza
A telecommunications infrastructure in the format of a common good
We facilitate access to the Internet through the construction and management of a shared fiber optic network thanks to the various actors who have promoted, financed, or use it, and connect to it. In this way, we allow those who want to be users to be on equal terms.
We defend the human right to access the Internet as a basic tool for action and social inclusion; for this reason, our network always promotes social, solidarity, and collaborative economy.
The principles of the network
Open
Anyone can access it and connect without discrimination.
Free
Those who connect can engage in economic, social, or cultural activities, contribute content, or simply exchange it.
Neutral
We ensure the non-interference of any public or private entity in the content that circulates and in the technology used.
Questions about the community network
The necessary investment to carry out the project is achieved through many agents, including the citizens themselves, the Guifi.net Foundation, the Ollo City Council, the Cendea de Olza City Council, and the operators that offer services.
By making a contribution, you help grow the project and ensure that the network is shared with all participants.
Additionally, this contribution allows you to enjoy a monthly discount, and for life, on your monthly fee.
As a user of Ollo-Olza, you have the option to eliminate the concept of "line fee" from your monthly billby making a contribution of 1,200€. By making this contribution:
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You will coverthearrival costof the network to your home or business.
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You will never have to pay for this concept with the operators again.
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It means enjoying a17€ discounton the billmonthly.
Example in case of making a contribution: if your monthly bill is 45€, you would only have to pay 28€ for Internet access service, as the infrastructure would already be covered
You decide. In the community network of Ollo - Olza, we inform and give the option for the user to eliminate forever the cost of "line fee" which is 17€ monthly, that is 204€ each year.
If you make the contribution of 1,200€, after 4.4 years you will have amortized the amount.
If you do not make it, you will pay these 17€ always as with the other telecommunications companies.
It is not mandatory to make a contribution as long as other resources or a bulk of donations from other participants are found to cover the projects. However, it is important to know that in this way, you also help to extend the network to the rest of the neighbors in the area, thus making Internet accessible to everyone and eliminating the digital divide.
You have two ways to make the payment:
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Or you can also do it through the SEPA mandate. We will send you the document that orders the bank direct debit on paper.
You have the option to make the contribution in:
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A single payment (1,200€).
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Split into two payments (600*2)
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Split into three payments (400*3).
In the case of being split, the payments must be made during the months following the first payment. You can make half of the payment before the installation and the other half once connected.
Do you have questions?
Contact us atollo-olza@guifi.net or at 623 47 63 62