Jan 29, 2020 | Blog Entry, News
On January 29, 2020, the House of Representatives’ Communications and Technology Subcommittee held a hearing on “Empowering and Connecting Communities Through Digital Equity and Internet Adoption.” The hearing sought to identify barriers to digital equity and...
Jan 28, 2020 | Blog Entry, News
On January 23, 2020, Next Century Cities (NCC) hosted the second annual Opportunities for Bipartisan Tech Policy conference in Washington, DC. Over 180 people attended alongside approximately 140 viewers online. The event brought together Federal Communications...
Jan 28, 2020 | Blog Entry, News
Power Station is a platform that explores how organizations build community and influence. Previous guests include nonprofit leaders from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, Groundswell, Byte Back, Native CDFI Coalition, and Casa. On January 13, 2020, Power...
Jan 28, 2020 | Blog Entry, News
On January 27, 2020, Next Century Cities joined allies including the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, Center for Rural Strategies, and others in a filing led by the National Consumer Law Center reiterating that the Lifeline program is essential for...
Jan 27, 2020 | NCC News, News
Panelists at a Next Century Cities event on Thursday clashed on the appropriate federal role in the regulation of digital privacy, but generally agreed on the importance of minimizing algorithmic bias in targeting a particular racial or ethnic group.
Jan 27, 2020 | NCC News, News
The broadband data collection activities of the Federal Communication Commission are inaccurate by an “order of magnitude,” agency critics said at a Next Century City panel discussion Thursday on “Creating Accurate and Reliable Broadband Deployment...
Jan 27, 2020 | NCC News, News
Speaking on a Next Century Cities panel this week, Asian Americans Advancing Justice’s K.J. Bagchi urged policymakers crafting privacy legislation — whether at the state or federal level — to accommodate a diverse group of consumers.
Jan 24, 2020 | NCC News, News
The digital divide is a real division in the country, affects more than just rural areas and keeps Americans from crucial access to 21st Century skills, a diverse panel of digital inclusion experts said Thursday at an event here hosted by Next Century...
Jan 24, 2020 | NCC News, News
Broadband advocates emphasized the importance of building community networks – wired and wireless – in speaking at a Next Centuries Cities event here on Thursday.
Jan 24, 2020 | NCC News, News
Consumer advocacy groups are urging the Federal Communications Commission to collect better data about the cost of broadband to consumers, as part of the agency’s annual inquiry into carriers’ efforts to roll out high-speed web access.
Jan 24, 2020 | NCC News, News
Jacksonville officials see the future as being online, and have started asking people how best to build for the future of high-speed internet in the city. Alderman Brandon Adams said during a committee meeting Tuesday that some businesses especially have expressed...
Jan 24, 2020 | NCC News, News
Ammon Technology Director Bruce Patterson is scheduled to appear before the Next Century Cities’ Bipartisan Tech Policy Conference in Washington D.C. Thursday. The city’s unique open-access fiber optic utility has gathered national attention as an...
