A recent fact sheet from Next Century Cities described some of the many different paths various cities have taken to achieve better connectivity. The city of Ammon, Idaho allows several internet service providers to offer service through publicly owned fiber infrastructure with an open access model.
Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed an $85 billion grant program…
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On August 6, 2019, Executive Director Francella Ochillo travelled to Texas for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Digital Inclusion Summit. The conference was designed to show why expanding broadband and fiber networks should be treated as an economic development issue. Leaders in local government, education, finance, and the nonprofit sector gathered to discuss ways
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Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the country’s fastest-growing regions. It boasts a hot real estate market and is home to two dozen Fortune 500 companies. But on Tuesday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas spotlighted a problem that jeopardizes the upward mobility of some of the region’s residents: a sharp divide between people who have access to reliable internet service and those
Senior Program Manager Cat Blake attended the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa. on July 30th. She joined Tom Coverick of Keybanc Capital Markets, Craig Settles of Communities United for Broadband, Pennsylvania Sen. Gene Yaw, and Rep. Carolyn Partridge of Vermont, to participate in a session on rural broadband.
Local-level digital inclusion funding programs can not only provide support for community initiatives, but can also help inform and complement city-led digital inclusion efforts and city online service delivery. In 1997, Seattle became the first city to establish such a funding program, and several municipalities have since followed suit. Seattle’s Technology Matching Fund Seattle’s
View a pdf of this fact sheet here. Next Century Cities: Many Paths to Better Connectivity Our members have a shared goal of universal access to high-speed, affordable broadband. We know that there is no single pathway to achieving universal next-generation internet access. What matters is meaningful choice, dedicated leadership, and smart collaboration. Here are
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The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) USA took place in Washington, DC on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Each year, IGF engages a diverse network of stakeholders to create a dialogue around the most pressing issues facing the Internet. Through these conversations, attendees are able to share best practices, build coalitions, and otherwise work together to move
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Automation isn’t a new phenomenon; people have invented technology to make lives easier for centuries. In November 1814, the Times of London became the first newspaper to use steam-powered printing presses to print 1,100 sheets of newsprint per hour. This technology replaced scribes, accelerated the printing revolution and transformed the nature of communications.
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The primary responsibility of moderating online platforms lies with the platforms themselves, making Section 230 protections essential, said panelists at New America’s Open Technology Institute on Thursday.
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