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 having issues with unreliable service and some have had to install secondary internet services […]
My Journal Courier — Committee discusses fiber optics options Read More »
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 automated open-access fiber utility.
Local News 8 — Ammon fiber optics gain national attention Read More »
How do we ensure everyone is connected? Learn how Next Century Cities and other broadband advocates are working to expand access in the video below.
Video: How Do We Ensure That Everyone Has Access To Broadband? Read More »
Why is broadband access essential? Without it, people and communities are shut out of economic and educational opportunities. Learn how Next Century Cities is working with our members to support affordable, reliable broadband access for all in the video below.
Video: Why Is Broadband Access Essential? Read More »
View a pdf of this press release here. For Immediate Release Contact: Jessica Del Fiacco jessica@nextcenturycities.org January 23, 2020 Opportunities for Bipartisan Tech Policy Conference Brings Together Diverse Perspectives on Tech & Telecom Policy Washington, D.C. (January 23, 2020) – Next Century Cities will host the second annual Opportunities for Bipartisan Tech Policy Conference on
Each year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) evaluates if advanced telecommunications services are being deployed to all Americans in a “reasonable and timely manner.” This annual proceeding typically addresses the status of broadband deployment and asks the public to comment on relevant issues such as the federal broadband speed benchmark, the evaluation of mobile service
Next Century Cities Meets with FCC to Discuss Broadband Deployment Report Read More »
Anne Schwieger, Boston’s broadband and digital equity advocate, explains: “Broadband is best understood as an ecology that allows places and people to adapt, evolve, and create.” But for too many people, the digital skills needed to use broadband effectively are too elusive.
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society — Digital Skills and Broadband Adoption Read More »
In an effort to close the city’s digital divide, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has released a plan to partner with private companies to bring affordable, high-speed internet service to the city’s five boroughs.
SmartCitiesDive — NYC’s new Internet Master Plan aims to close digital divide Read More »
Every year, the Annual Institute on Telecommunications Policy & Regulation brings together the nation’s finest legal minds for a two-day training program in Washington, DC. This year, Scott Delacourt, Wiley Rein LLP; Michele Farquhar, Hogan Lovells US LLP; and Bryan Tramont, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, co-chaired the conference, host to a series of in-depth discussions
In 2019, the Benton Foundation became the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society in a move that reflects the reality that broadband has quickly emerged as the most transformative technology of our lifetimes.
© 2024 Next Century Cities, a project of New Venture Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity