RECENTLY, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BEGAN TO OPERATE PERSONAL-COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN THIS PAPER, WE TRY TO PURSUE THE ROLE OF SUCH NETWORKS AS POSSIBLE MEDIA FOR ACTIVATING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. OUR FINDINGS INCLUDE SUCH NETWORKS HAVE AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION FOR CREATING LOCAL HUMAN NETWORKS AND, AT THE SAME TIME, SERVE AS FOR EFFICIENT MEDIA BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR RESIDENTS.