Get Involved Guide: Phones & Cell Phones: Some Questions for your Community

To get started developing a campaign for your community, you'll need to determine the current state of telephone services and the concerns of your neighbors. Local consumer advocacy organizations may be able to help with community research. These tools can help guide you through the process.

• Assess your town's Telecommunications Readiness: An online tool for small towns and rural community leaders to assess the level of telecom infrastructure in their community as part of a community-building process from the Community Development Toolbox at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Create a community research project: This community assessment toolkit from the University of Kansas can help you conduct a survey of your neighbors and contact local experts.