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America’s cities want gigabit broadband and they are not prepared to wait

Yesterday evening saw the launch of Next Century Cities, a US bipartisan, city-to-city initiative dedicated to ensuring the availability of next-generation broadband Internet for all communities. The 32 cities involved and their elected leaders are collaborating as they recognize the importance of using gigabit-level Internet to attract new businesses and create jobs, improve health care […]

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Next Century Cities launches in 32 cities

Thirty-two cities have launched Next Century Cities, a bipartisan, city-to-city initiative dedicated to ensuring the availability of broadband internet for all communities. The cities and their elected leaders are coming together to recognise the importance of gigabit-level internet and its ability to attract new businesses and create jobs, improve health care and education, and connect

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More cities call for control of their broadband destiny, as FCC looks at states’ power to overrule them

This article originally appeared on gigaom.com. by Jeff John Roberts SUMMARY: Should cities have the right to determine their own internet policies? A new coalition from across the country has formed to argue for faster broadband speeds. Read the full article here: https://gigaom.com/2014/10/20/more-cities-call-for-control-of-their-broadband-destiny-as-fcc-looks-at-states-power-to-overrule-them/ Is fast internet as important to a city as roads and waterways? Mayors from

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