November 2016

Today, Next Century Cities co-hosted Transforming Communities: Broadband Goals for 2017 and Beyond in Washington DC, partnering with the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB), and US Ignite to discuss important broadband goals for the future following November’s election. The half-day event brought together broadband champions from the US Senate, the Executive Branch, and […]

Today, Next Century Cities and Google Fiber announced the 2017 Digital Inclusion Leadership Awards program. These awards will celebrate city governments who are leading programs or empowering community-based organizations to tackle barriers to Internet adoption. All award applications will be due February 10, 2017 and winners will be announced Spring 2017. You can find the

Millions of American citizens live in apartment buildings, also called multiple dwelling units (MDUs) — and currently too many of these residents are restricted to only one option for internet service. Despite attempts from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to curb the practice of big cable and DSL companies restricting resident choice in apartments and