Anne Schwieger, Boston’s broadband and digital equity advocate, explains: “Broadband is best understood as an ecology that allows places and people to adapt, evolve, and create.” But for too many people, the digital skills needed to use broadband effectively are too elusive.
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In an effort to close the city’s digital divide, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has released a plan to partner with private companies to bring affordable, high-speed internet service to the city’s five boroughs.
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Every year, the Annual Institute on Telecommunications Policy & Regulation brings together the nation’s finest legal minds for a two-day training program in Washington, DC. This year, Scott Delacourt, Wiley Rein LLP; Michele Farquhar, Hogan Lovells US LLP; and Bryan Tramont, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, co-chaired the conference, host to a series of in-depth discussions
In 2019, the Benton Foundation became the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society in a move that reflects the reality that broadband has quickly emerged as the most transformative technology of our lifetimes.
Two new fact sheets from Next Century Cities and the Open Technology Institute explain what spectrum is and why unlicensed sharing on the 6 GHz band is important for wireless connectivity. View these fact sheets below: [pdf-embedder url=”https://nextcenturycities.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/OTI-Spectrum-122019.pdf”] [pdf-embedder url=”https://nextcenturycities.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/OTI-6Ghz-122019.pdf”]
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This week, Next Century Cities joined 18 other organizations in asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make regulatory changes that would enable Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to best use TV white space (TVWS) technology to expand broadband access. White space is the unused spectrum between TV stations, and has a high potential to help
Next Century Cities Urges FCC to Clear Regulatory Barriers to TV White Space Technology Read More »
Our 2019 Membership Report looks back on the progress our members made this year and how we’ve grown our diverse network of communities committed to affordable and accessible broadband for all. [pdf-embedder url=”https://nextcenturycities.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/NCC-2019-Membership-Report.pdf”]
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Los Angeles County unveils an interactive map aimed at addressing homelessness; Next Century Cities shares a toolkit to help communities support the 2020 Census; Detroit looks to expand its data team; and more!
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In the spring of 2020, every household across the country will receive an invitation to participate in the decennial census. Because the 2020 census is the first to be conducted primarily online, municipalities are preparing for new challenges as they work to make sure that all residents participate. Next Century Cities’ new resource, the 2020
Every Voice Counts: Your Community and the 2020 Census Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2019 Contact: Jessica Del Fiacco jessica@nextcenturycities.org New Next Century Cities Toolkit Supports Census 2020 Outreach Local Kiosk Programs Help Ensure That Every Resident Is Counted Washington, DC (December 18, 2019) — Next Century Cities has released a new resource to support municipalities’ outreach efforts around the 2020 census. The 2020
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