The US has a big and rather complicated internet speed problem. Its broadband infrastructure is woefully behind in speed and price compared to a broad swath of other countries, and much of this has to do with its tenacious commitment to maintaining the status quo: that is, giving big telecommunications companies a lot of our […]
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This morning, Next Century Cities officially released “Connecting 21st Century Communities: A Policy Agenda for Broadband Stakeholders.” From encouraging broadband-friendly municipal codes, to urging federal policy reform, to outlining the role of philanthropy and citizens in broadband projects, this new toolkit provides a roadmap of steps multiple partners can take to move communities in the
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For Immediate Release Contact: Deb Socia, 617-251-8358 deb@nextcenturycities.org Next Century Cities Releases New Policy Agenda to Help Communities Harness the Potential of Broadband Internet New Resource Provides Real-World Policy Ideas for Collaborative Broadband Development Washington, DC (July 8, 2015) – Next Century Cities, a city-to-city collaborative of 100 mayors who support fast, affordable, and reliable
Today’s age requires an internet connection to be a part of society, and Next Century Cities recognizes this. The initiative is uniting communities in an effort to make a high speed connection available across the country. The number of communities taking part in the initiative has just hit a milestone—Next Century Cities not has 100
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Next Century Cities is proud to announce that, with the recent addition of Boise, Idaho, our initiative has grown to 100 communities across the country since launching in October 2014! Next Century Cities is a bipartisan initiative of mayors and city leaders dedicated to ensuring the availability of next-generation broadband across the country. As momentum
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For Immediate Release Contact: Deb Socia, 617-251-8358 deb@nextcenturycities.org Next Century Cities Grows to 100 Communities Nationwide Leading on Next-Generation Broadband Internet Collaborative of Rural and Urban Communities Sees Rapid Progress since October 2014 launch Washington, DC (July 6, 2015) – Next Century Cities, a city-to-city collaborative of mayors who recognize the critical need for fast,
Boise, Idaho has become the hundredth city to join Next Century Cities, a city-to-city collaborative of mayors who see the availability of fast, affordable, and reliable Internet as a critical piece of their community. When the initiative was initially launched in October 2014, a number of major cities joined–including Boston, Kansas City, Chattanooga and more recent
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