| CPC H04W 40/02 (2013.01) [H04W 28/082 (2023.05); H04W 88/10 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |

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1. An apparatus comprising:
a first communication module operable to obtain network access via a first wireless path using a first radio access technology, wherein the first radio access technology is a cellular technology;
a second communication module operable to communicate, via a second radio access technology, with at least one disparate apparatus that is operable to obtain network access via a second wireless path; and
a control unit operable to:
determine whether to provide the network access via the first and/or via the second wireless path to at least one user terminal via the second radio access technology based on a network traffic of at least one of the first wireless path and the second wireless path; and
alter a frequency channel and/or a transmission power used by the second communication module at least in part based on an interference level caused by licensed and/or unlicensed use of the frequency channel;
wherein the apparatus is configured to provide a compensation, in particular a digital currency, credit and/or token, to the disparate apparatus, if network access is provided via the second wireless path.
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