By Nairobi Cratic, a 2L in the Class of 2022 at the University of Wisconsin Law School, who has worked on technology and telecommunications policy issues as a staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to New America’s 2020 Cost of Connectivity Report, the average price of internet in the United States is $68.38/month. […]
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Access to high-speed connectivity helps to support economically viable and resilient communities. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced government, business, and other essential services to migrate almost exclusively online, the need for equal access became impossible to ignore. Residents with broadband were able to comply with remote learning mandates, had economic opportunities, and maintained access to
On November 13, 2020, Next Century Cities (NCC) drafted a letter of recommendations for the Reimagine New York Commission. The Commission was created by Governor Cuomo to expand opportunities for New Yorkers by reducing the digital divide, improving healthcare access, and creating new job opportunities. Currently, the Commission is collecting ideas to achieve those goals.
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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 other funding opportunities. One barrier to infrastructure development is the inability of localities to simultaneously gain access to both federal and state sources of funding
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. On November 9, 2020, Next Century Cities Executive Director, Francella Ochillo, made a presentation, The Digital Divide and Its Profound Impact on Privacy, Future of
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 in the paper, “broadband … and new technologies that become vital to human progress.” It also determines which communities will be economically viable, attract innovation,
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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 digital divide triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. He reiterates why broadband access is no longer a luxury. Rather, it has become a necessity that society
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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 2020, AT&T has not committed to replacing its DSL service with a wireline connection of equal or superior quality outside of the areas with fiber
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 Digital Government conducts a biennial evaluation of states’ technology practices, and for the second survey in a row, Georgia received an ‘A’ classification, the highest
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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 telescope is situated nicely to be able to gather information from far across the galaxy. So, what does the radio telescope that discovered the largest
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