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 # network-v1

-A source-backed address book and first-round map of the global Internet ecosystem.
+A source-backed address book and evolving map of the organizations, coordination systems, datasets, and infrastructure that make the global Internet work.
+
+> **Round 1 status:** ecosystem baseline, verified 2026-07-20. This is not yet an exhaustive directory of every carrier, exchange, cable, data center, or national regulator.
+
+## Start here
+
+1. Read the [first-round investigation](docs/02-first-round-investigation.md).
+2. Browse the human-readable [address book](address-book/README.md).
+3. Use [`data/entities.csv`](data/entities.csv) for machine-readable records.
+4. Review the [next research round](research/next-round.md).
+
+## What “global network” means here
+
+The repository begins with the public Internet as a network of networks:
+
+- governance and unique-identifier coordination;
+- standards and protocol development;
+- number-resource registries;
+- DNS and root-server coordination;
+- interconnection, routing, and measurement;
+- physical transport and submarine-cable information;
+- operational and security coordination.
+
+It deliberately maps institutions and trusted public directories before attempting to enumerate individual people. Public role-based contact points are preferred over personal details.
+
+## Repository map
+
+```text
+.
+├── README.md                   # orientation and status
+├── address-book/              # concise human-readable directories
+├── data/entities.csv          # canonical round-1 structured dataset
+├── docs/                      # scope, method, findings, taxonomy
+├── research/                  # unanswered questions and next rounds
+├── scripts/validate.py        # dependency-free data/link-shape checks
+├── sources/                   # provenance policy
+├── CONTRIBUTING.md
+└── Makefile
+```
+
+## Quick commands
+
+```bash
+make validate
+make summary
+```
+
+## Research principles
+
+- Prefer primary, official sources.
+- Record when a source was checked.
+- Distinguish verified entries from hypotheses and leads.
+- Describe roles neutrally; do not imply hierarchy where the Internet has none.
+- Keep the prose useful to humans and the CSV useful to tools.
+- Never publish private or sensitive contact details.
+
+## License
+
+Repository content is provided under [CC BY 4.0](LICENSE). Individual linked sources retain their own terms.