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Guest Blog: What Can Cities Do To Prepare for the Next Generation of Mobile Networks?

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In tech media, wireless and mobile technologies continue to make daily headlines in articles peppered with a plethora of terminology, such as: 5G, IoT, DAS, small cells, fixed wireless, licensed and unlicensed spectrum, LTE-U, LTE-M, and LoraWan to name a few. As we are still in the early stages of these networks, it’s easy to […]

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Next Century Cities Sends Mayoral Letter to FCC in Defense of Local Decision-Making, Releases New Market Research on 5G, Smart City Deployments

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Today, 36 local elected officials sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in defense of local decision-making around 5G investments, small cell deployment, and the use of public rights-of-way. The letter pushes back on the narrative that local leaders are a barrier to small cell deployment, instead calling for collaboration between industry and

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Next Century Cities Hosts Digital Equity Policy Forum at SXSW EDU

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Today Next Century Cities hosted a policy forum at SXSW EDU in Austin, Texas. The forum, “Collaboration as a Path to Digital Equity,” discussed how the City of Charlotte, N.C., Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools, and the non-profit Eliminate the Digital Divide (E2D) partnered to address the city’s “homework gap.” The forum was moderated by Next

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Place — As U.S. rolls out ultrafast Internet, tensions rise over public right of way

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Cities across the United States are warning of what they say is an illegal assault on the public’s right of way, facilitated by state and federal authorities on behalf of major telecommunications companies. At issue is the rollout of new infrastructure for the next generation of ultrafast wireless Internet.

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Route Fifty — The FCC Could Help Make Good Local Broadband Models Great

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Santa Cruz County, California has spent the last five years removing policy barriers to local broadband deployment. Located 30 miles south of Silicon Valley, the second smallest county in the state has a population of around 250,000 across its coastal and rural areas. In 2013, Santa Cruz County approached internet service providers and asked them

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Next Century Cities Hosts Congressional Briefing on Importance of Local Voices in Broadband Decisions

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Yesterday, Next Century Cities and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) hosted a Congressional briefing for members of the United States House of Representatives about the importance of local voices in broadband decision-making. The briefing featured a panel of local officials: Wade Troxell, Mayor, Fort Collins, Colorado; Robert Wack, City Council President, Westminster, Maryland; Jeremy

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The Anatomy of a Community Broadband Manager

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Image courtesy of J. Guevara There isn’t one right way to bring broadband to your city. There is, however, a common element that appears in many city success stories: a staff member leading the effort. Having a staff member in a leadership role who is passionate and dedicated to connectivity in your city can

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Executive Director Deb Socia Offers Policy Recommendations in Op-Ed

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Given the recent focus by the President, Congress, and the FCC on the importance of solving the rural broadband access divide, Next Century Cities’ Executive Director Deb Socia felt it was important to encourage action steps that could actually result in progress toward that goal. She included three key policy recommendations in a recent op-ed:

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Celebrating Lafayette’s Success

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Lafayette, Louisiana’s city-owned fiber network, LUS Fiber, has a lot to celebrate. The city first proposed fiber as its fourth utility in 2004, and citizens voted 62% – 38% in 2005 to approve bond funding. Since then, Lafayette has overcome numerous significant legal hurdles, successfully building out the system to bring 100% fiber-optic access to

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The #MobileOnly Conversation

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Yesterday Next Century Cities wrapped up the #MobileOnly Challenge, an online campaign that drew attention to the significant limitations of mobile-only internet service. The challenge was formulated in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to both lower the federal broadband speed standard and to consider mobile service an adequate replacement for a fixed

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