November 18, 2014

Broadband Internet isn’t something that’s just nice to have anymore. A study finds it can have dramatic impacts on people’s ability to use public transit, access health care and even find a job. That’s prompting cities to step up their efforts to ensure residents not only have it, but also know how to use it.

After launching its joint initiative with 32 U.S. cities last month in Santa Monica, California, the Next Century Cities coalition, which aims to improve local high-speed Internet connectivity through next-generation broadband, co-hosted a “field hearing” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Tuesday with the Southeast Tennessee Development District…

Without gigabit connectivity, small towns will suffer economic hardships in the coming years, according to elected officials speaking at a rally on high-speed broadband expansion on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Chattanooga, Tenn…