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The Jackson Sun — Cities support choice for Internet in letter to FCC

Last week 38 mayors and elected officials from cities including Jackson joined Next Century Cities in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission in support of community choice for Internet infrastructure. The FCC is considering whether it should allow laws to stand that restrict the ability of communities to pursue high-speed Internet, according to a […]

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Boise Weekly — City of Ammon, Idaho Joins National Effort for Local Internet Independence

The small Bonneville County community of Ammon is joining 37 other U.S. cities in asking the Federal Communications Commission to allow the communities to control their own Internet infrastructure. Ammon is the only Idaho city on a letter to the FCC. The national effort is dubbed, “Next Century Cities.” Ammon officials say they want to

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CIO — Mayors of Boston, Seattle, KC, others: No more muni broadband restrictions, please

A group of 38 mayors and other elected officials from cities like Boston, Seattle, and Kansas City Thursday urged the FCC to strike down state laws that restrict the development of public high-speed Internet services and allow municipal networks to flourish. In an open letter to the FCC commissioners, the Next Century Cities group emphasized

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38 Cities Sign NCC Letter to the Federal Communications Commission in Support of Local Choice

This morning, Next Century Cities submitted a public letter to the Federal Communications Commission in support of the principle of local choice. The letter was signed by elected officials from 38 communities across the country. The letter comes as the FCC considers petitions from two NCC members – Chattanooga, TN and Wilson, NC. Filed in

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38 Mayors Support Community Choice for Internet in Letter to FCC

For Immediate Release January 29, 2015 Contact: Deb Socia 617-251-8358 deb@nextcenturycities.org 38 Mayors Support Community Choice for Internet in Letter to FCC Next Century Cities, Boston, Kansas City (MO) Urge FCC Not to Restrict Cities Seeking Vital High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Washington, D.C. (January 29, 2015) – Today, 38 mayors and elected officials joined Next Century

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NetworkWorld — Mayors of Boston, Seattle, KC, others: No more muni broadband restrictions, please

A group of 38 mayors and other elected officials from cities like Boston, Seattle, and Kansas City Thursday urged the FCC to strike down state laws that restrict the development of public high-speed Internet services and allow municipal networks to flourish. In an open letter to the FCC commissioners, the Next Century Cities group emphasized

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Light Reading Introduces Gigabit Cities Live 2015, Inaugural Event Focused on Partnerships, Technology and Services for the 21st Century City-Wide Gigabit Network

Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the market-leading online community for the global communications sector, today introduced Gigabit Cities Live 2015 (www.gigabitcitieslive.com), a comprehensive two-day education and information event focused on the partnerships, business models, technologies and high-bandwidth services that are the foundation of the 21st century city-wide gigabit network…

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The battle for America’s broadband: The Internet debate taking the country by storm

In 1932, presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt delivered a message of civic empowerment to the citizens of Portland, Oregon. “Where a community – city or county or a district – is not satisfied with the service rendered or the rates charged by the private utility,” the New York governor told the crowd, “it has the undeniable basic

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President Obama Addresses Critical Importance of Broadband in State of the Union Address

During his State of the Union remarks last night, President Obama testified to the importance of high-quality infrastructure to a thriving future, including broadband Internet alongside more traditional infrastructure projects such as highways and railroads. As the President observed, “21st century businesses need 21st century infrastructure — modern ports, stronger bridges, faster trains and the fastest internet.”

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