October 18, 2021 – Next Century Cities

The NCC Team Visits Connect(X) to Underscore the Importance of Wireless Connectivity

5G, Blog Entry, Broadband Funding, Broadband Mapping, By Corian Zacher, By Lukas Pietrzak, Conferences, Cybersecurity, Orlando, Privacy, Public-Private Partnerships, RDOF, rural broadband access, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Sioux Falls, Small Cells, South Dakota, Wireless / nextcentury

On Tuesday, October 5th, the Next Century Cities team joined the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s 2021 Connect(X) Conference in Orlando, Florida. The gathering featured stories and insights from industry experts, government officials, advocates, and local leaders from across the country. From coast to coast, residents increasingly rely on digital tools to power their lives, making both […]

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As America’s Unhoused Population Continues to Rise, So Does the Need to Develop Targeted Broadband Strategies

Blog Entry, By Lukas Pietrzak, COVID-19, Digital Divide, Homelessness, Transient / nextcentury

Americans share a common experience when moving into a new home: searching for and subscribing to home Internet. However, many people in the United States lack a prerequisite for this experience – a home address. Homelessness is on the rise. According to the most recent report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Designing New Network Deployments with Security in Mind

Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, Cybersecurity, Federal Policy, Network Deployment / nextcentury

Credit: IntrustIT October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time for us to consider why it is crucial for new broadband network deployments to keep security in mind from the outset. The proposed bipartisan infrastructure bill could potentially give communities an unprecedented amount of funding to expand connectivity in cities, towns, and counties nationwide. For many

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Empowering People With Disabilities Through Digital Inclusion

Accessibility for People with Disabilities, Blog Entry, By Corian Zacher, California, Carteret County, Chula Vista, Digital Equity, Digital Inclusion, North Carolina, Oregon, Portland, State Policy / nextcentury

An increasing number of jobs, schoolwork, information, and government services have permanently migrated online as a result of the pandemic. While technological advancement makes a wealth of tools available that improve quality of life and enable aging in place, too often people with disabilities lack the requisite Internet service and devices to meet the demand

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Digital Access is Vital: A Conversation with Lydia X.Z. Brown

Blog Entry, By Brittany-Rae Gregory, By Francella Ochillo, Device Access, Digital Divide, Digital Equity, Digital Inclusion / nextcentury

Lydia X. Z. Brown is an advocate who is changing the way that people think about equity for people with disabilities. In several capacities, as Policy Counsel with Center for Democracy & Technology, a Georgetown University lecturer, and an impassioned disability justice advocate, Lydia is working to address the ways in which algorithmic injustice furthers,

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