These are the kind of content moderation quandaries that have been vexing the world’s largest social network, and after years of controversies and missteps, the company says it can’t make these decisions alone…
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Last week, Senior Program Manager Cat Blake participated in the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The conference is the largest gathering of county officials in the country, representing counties of all sizes. Attendees are given the opportunity to share knowledge and best practices, and help shape NACo’s federal policy
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A partnership of hundreds of city leaders criticized the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial push to blunt a San Francisco policy aimed at drumming up local broadband competition, as the organization said Monday the effort runs counter to the agency’s mission…
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In June, Cat Blake, our Senior Program Manager, and Christopher Mitchell, our Policy Director, attended MountainConnect in Dillon, Colorado. Each year, this conference connects communities in the region to resources and industry experts to help inform their decisions around telecommunications infrastructure. MountainConnect focuses on specific topic areas, including smart infrastructure, economic development, healthcare, education, policy
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Find a pdf of this press release here. For Immediate Release Contact: Jessica Del Fiacco jessica@nextcenturycities.org Preempting San Francisco Ordinance Would Reduce Broadband Competition FCC Should Learn From Local Solutions, Not Prevent Them Washington, DC (July 1, 2019) — In 2016, San Francisco, one of our member communities, created an ordinance that strives to
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Next Century Cities on Tuesday announced that it had named Francella Ochillo as the non-profit organization’s new executive director.
It is our great pleasure to announce that after an extensive search we have selected a new Executive Director for Next Century Cities: Francella Ochillo. She has the vision and ability to lead the way toward our goal of ensuring that everyone has access to fast, affordable, and reliable broadband. Most recently the Vice President
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The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), New America’s Open Technology Institute, Next Century Cities, Tribal Digital Village and the Gigabit Libraries Network are among those submitting comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC ) in favor of Microsoft’s petition for rulemaking on TV white spaces (TVWS).
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Municipalities that have built their own broadband infrastructure may be better positioned to protect against attacks, but variations in their cybersecurity policies also demonstrate the need for the Federal Communications Commission to develop an overarching cyber approach at the national level for private-sector telecom operators, according to a former chief of the FCC public safety
Last week, we brought together coworkers, friends, and allies to say goodbye to Deb Socia, our executive director. Deb has led Next Century Cities for the past five years with unrelenting passion and creativity, and helped us grow into the organization we are today. Among many other accomplishments, she received the Charles Benton Digital Equity
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