2022

Spectrum Spotlight: What’s Happening With 5.9 GHz?

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By Ryan Johnston   Electromagnetic spectrum touches our lives in more ways than many people expect. Its uses range from the licensed spectrum that companies use to provide cellular service, satellite internet, and broadcast television, to the unlicensed portions that support in-home WiFi, connected devices, and Bluetooth. However, these precious frequencies are not unlimited.  Historically, […]

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Local Leaders from NCC Member Communities Honored as Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers

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By Corian Zacher Across the U.S., local leaders have made huge strides in innovation and technology throughout the pandemic, supporting their communities and working to keep critical services up while exploring new opportunities to serve residents. Ongoing partnerships, community-centered approaches, and strategic planning are all important themes from local government success stories nationwide. Each year,

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Next Century Cities Hosts Panel on Connectivity Barriers to Participation in Democracy and Civic Processes

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By Ryan Johnston At Next Century Cities’ recent Bipartisan Tech conference Katherine Trujillo, Deputy Director of Libraries Without Borders, moderated a panel on the impact broadband has on democracy and civic participation. The panel consisted of Commissioner Greg Puckett from Mercer County, West Virginia; Brittany Woods-Orrison, Broadband Specialist of the Native Movement and Alaska Public

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What Broadband Equity Means for Judicial and Civic Participation

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By Corian Zacher Following a year-long partnership, the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley, and Next Century Cities released Cut Off From the Courthouse: How the Digital Divide Impacts Access to Justice and Civic Engagement. The report features interviews with 27 professionals who have grappled with the transition

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Next Century Cities Convenes Local Leaders and Broadband Advocates for 2022 Virtual Bipartisan Tech Conference

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On March 29th, local officials and community leaders from across the country joined Next Century Cities’ 2022 Bipartisan Tech conference. Speakers discussed the many ways in which technology enables residents to build community, access local government services, and participate in critically important remote proceedings.  Though connectivity barriers to distance learning and telemedicine were spotlighted during

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NCC Joins Allies in Support of the FCC’s Decision to Open the 5.9 GHz Band for Public Use

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By Ryan Johnston   As more communities get online, many more consumers require the use of home routers to make use of high-speed connections. The increase in networking devices can make spectrum bands more congested. In 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) sought to make additional spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band available for improved

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NEXT CENTURY CITIES KICKS OFF RETURN OF BIPARTISAN TECH CONFERENCE WITH RELEASE OF STUDY “Cut Off From the Courthouse: How the Digital Divide Impacts Access to Justice and Civic Engagement.”

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You can find a PDF of this press release here. For Immediate Release Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org March 28, 2022 Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2022) – Today, Next Century Cities released Cut off From the Courthouse: How the Digital Divide Impacts Access to Justice and Civic Engagement, a report authored in collaboration with the Samuelson

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Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic and Next Century Cities Release Report Detailing the Impact of Digital Inequities on Remote Court and Government Proceedings

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By Corian Zacher   Following a year-long partnership, the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley, and Next Century Cities released Cut Off From the Courthouse: How the Digital Divide Impacts Access to Justice and Civic Engagement.  The report features interviews with 27 professionals who have grappled with the

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Next Century Cities Joins a Letter Urging NTIA to Prioritize Multi-Dwelling Units

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Ensuring that every household has access to high-speed, reliable Internet access is essential. With more than one-third of the U.S. population living in apartments, mobile homes, condominiums, and public housing, families that live in multi-family residential housing units (“MDU”) are no exception. As the National Telecommunications Information Administration begins to disburse funding for the new

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Next Century Cities Co-hosts a Regional Convening with the City of South Bend and Pew Charitable Trusts

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On March 3, 2022, Next Century Cities hosted a regional broadband convening in partnership with the City of South Bend, Indiana, and Pew Charitable Trusts. State and local leaders and broadband advocates from across Indiana joined virtually and in-person to discuss connectivity barriers and strategies to improve broadband access and adoption. Mayor James Mueller and

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