With the addition of Medina County, OH this week, Next Century Cities proudly shares that our membership has risen to 50 communities, representing 25 states from across the country. Each of our cities joins us in our mission to ensure that all have access to fast, affordable, and reliable broadband Internet. These communities represent large […]
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This post is authored by Tech Goes Home, a Boston-based nonprofit Boston, like many cities, has a large number of residents who cannot reliably use the Internet and the many available resources it offers. Having such an opportunity gap is a dilemma that must be addressed if we are to impact a wide range of community
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In late November, Erin Mote, co-founder of Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School and Mozilla’s Special Adviser on Next-Gen Learning, visited Chattanooga to explore our growing Hive Learning Community and to participate in a Next Century Cities hearing on expanding gig access. Below, Erin reflects on her visit to the Gig City and on the role Mozilla
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In a growing number of cities, high-speed Internet is seen as another essential utility, like water, sewers, roads or electricity. If cable and phone companies don’t provide faster web service, more municipalities say they want to do it themselves as municipal electric utilities have done in Chattanooga, Tullahoma, Tenn., and Dalton, Ga…
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A large majority of municipal and public utility broadband networks are successes. Next Century Cities lays out several paths to help your community to reach this winner’s circle. NCC Executive Director Deb Socia describes for listeners a range of business and funding models for community broadband that are creating success stories around the country…
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Our field hearing “Envisioning a Gigabit Future,” co-hosted with the Southeast Tennessee Development District took place on November 18 in Chattanooga. Thanks to our wonderful speakers and panelists, the event was a tremendous success, and offered a diverse range of perspectives on the importance of broadband Internet to thriving communities! You can watch a complete
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For Immediate Release November 18, 2014 Contact: Deb Socia 617-251-8358 deb@nextcenturycities.org Next Century Cities Convenes Chattanooga Field Hearing on Broadband and Community Choice City Officials, Private Sector, and Local Stakeholders Testify to the Importance of Next-Generation Internet to Communities Chattanooga, Tenn. (November 18, 2014) – Today Next Century Cities and the Southeast Tennessee Development District
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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.
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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…
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We’re excited for today’s “Envisioning a Gigabit Future” field hearing in Chattanooga, TN! We’re looking forward to what will be a great conversation, and we hope you can join us virtually. The event will begin promptly at 9:00am, and can be viewed here.
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