Jul 28, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, COVID-19, News
Photo Credit: Flickr The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution ensures that “[n]o person shall. . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” This promise guarantees that all people will have their day in court and be able to...
Jul 16, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, COVID-19, News
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has accentuated the benefits of telework. As many organizations seek to maximize “social distancing,” the transition to telework has helped slow the spread of the disease, but has also challenged the traditional norms for how we...
Jul 16, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, COVID-19, News
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us exactly how much of the nation still lacks the requisite connectivity to seamlessly transition to telework and distance learning. Schools and Libraries quickly responded to these challenges by working to position their existing...
Jun 12, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, FCC, Siting, Wireless
On June 10th, 2020, the Commission approved a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding state and local government approval of wireless equipment modifications under Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act of 2012. Under this section, state and local...
Jun 10, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, Federal Policy
Today the Commission voted to adopt a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the new Advanced Television Systems Committee standard 3.0. The declaratory ruling clarifies that television ownership restrictions shall not apply to spectrum that...
Jun 2, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston
Image Credit: The Electronic Frontier Foundation The Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996, provides that an “interactive computer service” cannot be treated as the publisher or speaker of third-party content. In essence, this keeps a website from being sued if...
May 8, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston
By Ryan Johnston On April 24, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released their biannual Broadband Deployment Report. Under Section 706 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the FCC is required to “determine whether advanced telecommunications...
Apr 14, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, COVID-19
https://nextcenturycities.org/wp-content/uploads/Square-Video-Post-1080x1080-px-7.mp4 COVID-19 has fundamentally changed how we work, learn, and interact with others in recent months. As schools are closing and non-essential businesses shut down, it is clearer than...
Apr 2, 2020 | By Francella Ochillo, By Ryan Johnston, Press Releases
On April 1, Next Century Cities Executive Director Francella Ochillo and Policy Counsel Ryan Johnston released the following statement regarding the FCC’s Proposal for the 6GHz band. Read the press release below: 04.01.2020 Press Release _ 6 Ghz Spectrum...
Mar 23, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, COVID-19
Broadband is increasingly indispensable. It has provided a platform for technological advancement and continued to drive some of our most innovative markets for years. Small businesses owners have been able to transcend geographic borders. It has allowed schools to...
