January 17, 2019 – Next Century Cities

StateScoop — Broadband expert says USDA shutdown is hurting rural internet expansion

For municipalities looking to start their own broadband services, 2019 hasn’t gotten off to a great start. While there is more technical assistance available than ever before, the federal government’s partial shutdown has been a hindrance, panelists said at an event at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

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Broadband Breakfast — One Day After Policy Event, Next Century Cities Launches Broadband Ready Toolkit

One day after an event aimed at encouraging bipartisan solutions on technology policy, the non-profit group Next Century Cities launched its “Becoming Broadband Ready” toolkit together with Neighborly and the Internet Society.

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RouteFifty — Will the FCC’s Small Cell Order Hinder 5G Deployment?

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“I do not believe the FCC was trying to streamline faster deployment … because they really weren’t studying that,” said Blair Levin, a lawyer who previously oversaw development of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, speaking at a Next Century Cities tech policy event in D.C. “They were studying how do we lower costs.”

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