By Ryan Johnston, Policy Counsel Create New Funding Opportunities That Work With State Funding, Not Against It. New funding opportunities should not come with caveats that prevent communities from pursuing […]
Every resident in every community should have reliable and affordable access to broadband. However, millions of Americans continue to face insurmountable obstacles that prevent meaningful participation in a digital society.
In October 2020, the Siegel Family Endowment (“Siegel”) released a white-paper, Rebuilding America: The Road Ahead, highlighting how infrastructure can support a more resilient, equitable, and prosperous society. As stated
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In October 2020, Benton updated its Broadband for America’s Future: A Vision for the 2020s report. In Broadband For America Now, Jon Sallet adds a sobering lens of the deepening
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Image Credit: Stop the Cap In September 2020, AT&T circulated an internal document highlighting that it would stop accepting Digital Subscriber Line (“DSL”) orders on October 1st. As of November
By Brittany-Rae Gregory, Communications Director The State of Georgia was recently recognized for its commitment to addressing the stark digital divide among its nearly 11 million residents. The Center for
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Learn more on NCC’s mapping homepage. The Greenbank observatory is the largest steerable radio telescope in the world. Utilizing meter to millimeter wavelengths, and a wide operating range, the radio
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The calls to improve broadband mapping have echoed at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for many years and, by 2020, garnered bipartisan support from members of Congress. Perhaps that is
High-speed connectivity ensures that every American has an opportunity to participate in a digital society. Especially in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, when residents must work, learn, and obtain
Next Century Cities (NCC) works to show the many ways in which reliable, affordable, and high-speed broadband has become a cornerstone of the economy, education, healthcare, and public safety. The
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