Mar 31, 2016 | Blog Entry, News
Today the Federal Communications Commission approved a proposal to modernize the Lifeline program, which helps provide subsidized access to telecommunications services for low-income families. Today’s vote opens the door to high-quality Internet access by allowing...
Mar 31, 2016 | NCC News, News
The city is and has been the crucible of civilization; the center of commerce, and in this new age of technology, can and must be the incubator of creativity; the place where people and cultures and ideas wash against one another producing the inventions and...
Mar 21, 2016 | Blog Entry, News, Press Releases
Today, Next Century Cities hosted Digital Northwest: A Summit for Regional Broadband Leaders in Seattle, Washington. The event, co-hosted with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, featured national,...
Mar 21, 2016 | NCC News, News
Google Fiber is perhaps the most high-profile private-sector provider of high-speed broadband Internet, and when it moves into a new metropolitan area or signals interest in a particular locality or urbanized region for expansion, it attracts a lot of...
Mar 21, 2016 | NCC News, News
The best way to expand Internet access in Seattle is through public-private partnerships, Mayor Ed Murray said at a regional broadband conference Monday. The mayor reiterated the position he formed after a city-commissioned study released last summer showed it would...
Mar 17, 2016 | Blog Entry, News
Last February, advocates of local choice won an important victory when the Federal Communications Commission granted two petitions from Next Century Cities members Wilson, NC and Chattanooga, TN. The two communities sought relief from state laws that severely...
Mar 15, 2016 | NCC News, News
San Francisco is eyeing an ambitious — and expensive — plan to bring lightning-fast Internet access to every residence and business in the city through a fiber-optic network. “In today’s world, access to the Internet should be viewed as a utility, on par with water...
Mar 14, 2016 | NCC News, News
Amid the excitement about whether Louisville could become a so-called “Google Fiber” city remains the question about whether the gigabit Internet service would have much impact on the poorest, least-connected parts of town. The gap between the digital haves and...
Mar 11, 2016 | NCC News, News
This week, the work to connect all Americans received two boosts, including the announcement of the Obama Administration initiative to help further its commitment to ending the digital divide and changes to a current program that could help low-income Americans...
Mar 9, 2016 | Blog Entry, News
We are pleased to share that Next Century Cities is collaborating with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration as it launches its new Connectivity Initiative. This initiative aims to create a comprehensive online assessment tool to assist...
Mar 3, 2016 | Blog Entry, News
Ahead of the next round of presidential debates, Next Century Cities was one of 38 public interest groups to send a letter today to the moderators of the four upcoming debates, urging them to ask how the candidates will help more Americans have access to affordable...
Mar 3, 2016 | NCC News, News
The deployment of Long Term Evolution-Unlicensed technologies by cellular carriers promises vastly more bandwidth for mobile users. But LTE-U also could interfere with local governments’ Wi-Fi –based services…
