On June 10th, 2020, the Commission approved a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding state and local government approval of wireless equipment modifications under Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act of 2012. Under this section, state and local governments “may not deny and must approve any eligible facilities request for a modification of […]
View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org Next Century Cities Sends Open Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Investment in Digital Infrastructure Washington D.C. (June 11, 2020) –This morning Next Century Cities sent a letter to leaders of the United States House of Representatives and the United
Today the Commission voted to adopt a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the new Advanced Television Systems Committee standard 3.0. The declaratory ruling clarifies that television ownership restrictions shall not apply to spectrum that broadcasters lease to providers of Broadcast Internet services. This gives broadcast television licensees the ability to license excess
On June 2, 2020, Next Century Cities signed on to reply comments submitted by the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, a coalition of consumer and rural digital equity advocates, technology companies, rural wireless internet service providers, and free market groups. The filing highlighted how changes to the rules governing TV White Spaces could help promote broadband
COVID-19 has had an disparate impact on Tribal communities. As part of ongoing relief efforts, on June 1, 2020, the FCC announced plans to ease application and enrollment process rules for Lifeline consumers living on rural Tribal lands. For local officials working desperately to connect low-income residents with broadband services, it means that more
Image Credit: The Electronic Frontier Foundation The Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996, provides that an “interactive computer service” cannot be treated as the publisher or speaker of third-party content. In essence, this keeps a website from being sued if a user posts something that is deemed illegal content. There are exceptions for the
By Oscar Lopez Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the coronavirus continues to put a strain on the American economy. The financial tension is obvious and widespread, but best viewed within local economies. Projections indicate that over 100,000 small businesses across the country have closed indefinitely, and this number will certainly rise. Congress has
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On May 27, 2020, Next Century Cities participated in an Aspen Digital roundtable discussion on what the coronavirus pandemic revealed about the need for high-speed connectivity. A wide range of voices from within the Internet ecosystem were invited to share their perspectives on ways to expand broadband access. Executive Director, Francella Ochillo, stressed that
By Francella Ochillo | The Broadband Bunch is a podcast that centers its topics on how broadband impacts society. A few minutes into the conversation with Craig Corbin, the host, the interview also feels like catching up on the latest tech and telecom developments with an old friend. On May 21, 2020, I was
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View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org Next Century Cities Selected for FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee’s Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group Washington D.C. (May 29, 2020) – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced appointees to the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee’s (BDAC) Disaster Response Working
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