City leaders across the region got together Thursday in Minneapolis to talk about the Internet. The Mayors Panel was put together by Next Century Cities and focused on improving Internet access. It included mayors and city leaders from Minnesota, Illinois and Ohio…
This week, Next Century Cities hosted and participated in several panels at Broadband Communities Magazine’s economic development conference, “Fiber for the New Economy” in Minneapolis, MN. This included a main stage panel of Next Century Cities mayors and officials, as well as a kickoff “experts” panel, both moderated by Executive Director Deb Socia. Deb also
As part of ConnectEd Day events, Next Century Cities’ Executive Director Deb Socia participated in a webinar entitled “Broadband for Learning: Closing the Homework Gap,” organized by the US Department of Education, the Alliance for Excellent Education, and CoSN. Watch the webinar here: Deb was joined on the panel by Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel,
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On the first day of the harvest last week, a line of trucks brimming with sweet potatoes rilled into Vick Family Farms, headed for a new packing plant that runs on ultrafast internet…
More than 40 mayors and city leaders are supporting Chattanooga’s mission to expand broadband service to rural areas. Members of bipartisan group Next Century Cities sent letters to Mayor Andy Berke and Mayor Bruce Rose of Wilson, North Carolina—both cities that are trying to gain local control over their broadband service…
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Over 40 Leaders from 38 Communities across the Nation Show Solidarity with Mayor Berke and Mayor Rose, Support Broadband Solutions that Are Right for Their Citizens Washington, DC (August 24, 2016) — Over forty mayors and city leaders from the bipartisan membership organization Next Century Cities today sent a letter to Mayor Andy Berke of
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Forty-two mayors and city leaders have sent letters of support to Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke and Wilson, North Carolina Mayor Bruce Rose, who are advocating to overturn an anti-municipal broadband decision made by the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision put a halt to an FCC ruling that would have preempted recently enacted
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Guest Post by: Jon Matar – CEO, SpeedUpYourCity Next Century Cities is featuring a guest blog post as part of our commitment to elevating the voices of city leaders who are launching innovative efforts to bring fast, affordable, and reliable internet to all citizens. We hope that our member cities can learn from these efforts,
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Three cities will spend the next year leveraging high-speed broadband on civic engagement projects, aided by a $30,000 grant each and technical assistance from Next Century Cities. The nonprofit, universal broadband coalition of 145 U.S. city representatives selected Raleigh, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; and Louisville, Kentucky, for the inaugural Charles Benton Next Generation Engagement Awards…
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Just a day after reports surfaced that Google Fiber may reconsider an expansion of its coveted gigabit internet service in Louisville and other cities, local leaders were doubling down on efforts to stir excitement for the ultra-high speed connectivity…
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