February 16, 2018

Route Fifty — The FCC Could Help Make Good Local Broadband Models Great

Santa Cruz County, California has spent the last five years removing policy barriers to local broadband deployment. Located 30 miles south of Silicon Valley, the second smallest county in the state has a population of around 250,000 across its coastal and rural areas. In 2013, Santa Cruz County approached internet service providers and asked them […]

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Next Century Cities Hosts Congressional Briefing on Importance of Local Voices in Broadband Decisions

  Yesterday, Next Century Cities and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) hosted a Congressional briefing for members of the United States House of Representatives about the importance of local voices in broadband decision-making.   The briefing featured a panel of local officials: Wade Troxell, Mayor, Fort Collins, Colorado; Robert Wack, City Council President, Westminster, Maryland; Jeremy

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