March 2021

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) received funding from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 for broadband deployment grant programs. The statute tasks NTIA with managing three funding initiatives: Tribal Broadband Connectivity Grants ($1 billion); Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Grants ($300 million); and  The Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program ($285 million).  On March 17, 2021, […]

On March 18th, 2021, the Federal Communications Bar Association sponsored a continuing legal education course entitled, “Net Neutrality 101: A Technical and Policy Overview.” Francella Ochillo, Next Century Cities Executive Director, was invited to speak on a panel of experts from the App Association; Carnegie Mellon University; Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP; Mintz Levin; and USTelecom

In February 2021, Next Century Cities (NCC) solicited feedback from local officials and community leaders on what local leaders need from the Biden-Harris Administration, Federal Communications Commission, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and other agencies to improve federal broadband policy. Their feedback was incorporated into a March 11th letter to President Biden and Vice President