January 2015

When you think about hubs for high-speed Internet innovation, Cedar Falls, Iowa, doesn’t usually come to mind. But the small city received a big boost to its national profile last week when President Barack Obama traveled there to unveil a new broadband policy initiative aimed at spurring high-speed infrastructure investment across the United States…

Not everyone’s in favor of President Obama’s proposal of broadband for all. Msnbc’s Krystal Ball, former presidential speechwriter David Frum and Next Century Cities’ Executive Director Deb Socia debate how to wire everyone into our modern economy…

Garden Grove city leaders are positioning themselves to take full advantage of President Barack Obama efforts to launch a nationwide initiative encouraging local leaders to promote high-speed internet access…

Network neutrality, cybersecurity, and paid sick leave are likely topics for this evening’s State of the Union address by President Barack Obama. The address is scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern Time. The President in November announced his support of net neutrality, and what he calls “lowering the cost of launching a new idea.” In a

Increasingly Americans see fast internet as being more like a functioning sewer line, than a luxury. And to that end, a number of cities are trying to get into the internet provider business. But laws in 19 states hamper those efforts. President Obama wants to lift those restrictions.  Supporters of what’s known as municipal broadband

CEDAR FALLS — President Barack Obama compared Cedar Falls to cities such as Hong Kong, Tokyo and Paris during a visit to the Iowa city. Cedar Falls became Iowa’s first gigabit city and one of the first in the nation in 2013 when Cedar Falls Utilities completed a city-wide upgrade to a fiber-to-the-premises system…

In today’s world, having an internet connection is essential to everyday life. When it comes to internet service providers, though, there aren’t many choices. President Barack Obama plans to change that by putting a plan into action that will strive to decrease broadband prices, and increase ISP options…

Americans increasingly see decently fast Internet as more like a functioning sewer line than a luxury. And a number of cities are trying to get into the Internet provider business, but laws in 19 states hamper those efforts…

If you’re sick of your internet service provider, you’re hardly alone. Comcast, the largest service provider in the U.S., has won the Consumerist‘s “Worst Company in America” title twice, most recently in 2014. Time Warner Cable, the giant competitor with which Comcast hopes to merge, made it to the semi-finals…