Today, Next Century Cities Executive Director Deb Socia was a panelist at a briefing hosted by Business Forward on broadband access and economic growth in Philadelphia, PA, sharing the perspective of city leaders and Next Century Cities communities. The briefing, held during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, attracted a diverse range of broadband stakeholders, including […]
The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) has come up with an “action plan”—actually a series of 10 policy papers—for getting those institutions connected to next-generation high-speed broadband and making that a national priority…
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A new Senate caucus wants to do for broadband what FDR did for electricity. In the 1930s, just 10 percent of people living on U.S. farms or in other rural areas had electricity, even though it was common in cities. Enter President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose ambitious New Deal programs included those to electrify the
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Senators from rural states are taking a lot of interest in broadband these days. Just one day after a group of 26 senators sent a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler asking him to take action on a Universal Service broadband mobility fund some of the same senators yesterday launched what they are calling the
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Mayors and City Leaders Will Play Key Role Partnering with Senators Committed to Next-Generation Broadband Access Washington, DC (July 12, 2016) — Next Century Cities, a bipartisan membership organization of 144 mayors and city officials working to ensure fast, affordable, and reliable internet access for their citizens, today joined as a founding partner of the
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Next Century Cities, a bipartisan membership organization of 144 mayors and city officials focused on broadband has joined as a founding partner of the United States Senate Broadband Caucus. The Senate Broadband Caucus, which launched today, will provide a key forum for Senators to develop federal strategies…
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