Feb 26, 2016 | Blog Entry, News
Exactly one year ago this morning, the Federal Communications Commission granted two petitions from Next Century Cities members Chattanooga, TN and Wilson, NC which sought relief from state laws restricting both communities’ ability to expand their successful gigabit...
Feb 26, 2016 | NCC News, News
The city of Louisville, Ky., has been bending over backward to woo high-speed services like Google Fiber to town. But now those efforts might have hit a snag as AT&T slaps the local government with a big lawsuit…
Feb 22, 2016 | Blog Entry, News
A recently-announced partnership between city leaders in Huntsville, Alabama and Google Fiber points to a promising new model for ensuring greater access to high-quality broadband Internet. This new collaboration will see the City of Huntsville build out and own a...
Feb 17, 2016 | NCC News, News
Officials say a new committee dedicated to expanding telecommunication and broadband services in the city is going to enhance the quality of life of all Saratogians. Finance Commissioner Michele Madigan presented the newly-formed Smart City Commission at the Feb. 16...
Feb 12, 2016 | Blog Entry, News
]Next Century Cities members often ask how they can become fiber ready communities. We encourage them to start by checking out helpful checklists, such as Google Fiber’s City Checklist or CTC’s Broadband Strategies Checklist. Using these checklists to become...
Feb 4, 2016 | Blog Entry, News
Earlier this week, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center of the Sesame Workshop released a new report on the state of digital inclusion and the impacts of persistent inequalities in access to high-quality Internet. Released as part of a February 3 event at New America, the...
