HOW ARE THE EXISTING CANADIAN FREENETS STRUCTURED? The NCF and Victoria Freenet are both established as not for profit Corporations and have applied for charity status. The Victoria Freenet has already had its application for the charity status rejected by Revenue Canada. The affects of whether charity status is granted to a Freenet should not be all that critical to the success of a system. Most donations will be given by individuals using the system because they like the services that it provides and not because it is a tax write off. The NCF has four main committees: Community Relations -- dealing with both users and information providing organizations. Systems Design -- hardware and software installation, maintenance and issues (such as developing bilingual capability, interfaces, etc.) Public Access -- arranging for public terminals, other access questions Ways and Means -- funding, coordinating volunteers, registration, help line, etc. NCF has recently hired an office manager, and that will help reduce the extensive pressures on the Board, leaving it free to deal with policy issues such as how much internet access to allow, dealing with problem postings (and problem Usenet news groups), commercialization, paying for services, etc.