Jan 15, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Brittany-Rae Gregory, By Corian Zacher, By Francella Ochillo, COVID-19, Federal Policy, NCC News, News, Press Releases
View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org NEXT CENTURY CITIES RESPONDS TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY’S RFI TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE, HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND SERVICES FOR OHIO RESIDENTS ...
Jan 13, 2021 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, COVID-19, Federal Policy, Lifeline, NCC News, News
What is it? How Will it Work? Why Should Your Community Weigh-In on This Proceeding? The goal of the Emergency Broadband Benefit program is to connect low-income households with affordable broadband service and a requisite device during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a...
Jan 12, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Francella Ochillo, Federal Policy, NCC News, News
In December 2020, Congress appropriated $3.2 billion for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to administer an Emergency Broadband Benefit, a broadband discount program for low-income households to obtain access to service and a device during the COVID-19...
Dec 22, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Brittany-Rae Gregory, By Corian Zacher, By Ryan Johnston, COVID-19, Federal Policy, NCC News, News, Press Releases
View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org NEXT CENTURY CITIES ISSUES STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF CONGRESSIONAL COVID-19 RELIEF BILL Washington D.C. (December 22, 2020) – On December...
Dec 21, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Corian Zacher, By Ryan Johnston, Federal Policy, Lifeline, State Policy
Local officials recurrently raise concerns about affordability when discussing challenges to expanding broadband access and improving adoption in their communities. While mobile internet is by no means a substitute for a fixed wireline connection, for people living...
Dec 14, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, COVID-19, Federal Policy, NCC News
As 2020 comes to a close, the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging across the country. Our lives have become increasingly digital, but millions of people lack access to broadband internet at home. In households that still do not have access to broadband, students cannot...
Dec 8, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, Federal Policy
By Ryan Johnston On November 19, 2020, Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or “Commission”) General Counsel Thomas Johnson released a memo highlighting why the Commission undertakes economic analysis in its rulemakings and provided clarification on what must...
Nov 12, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, Federal Policy, News
By Ryan Johnston, Policy Counsel Create New Funding Opportunities That Work With State Funding, Not Against It. New funding opportunities should not come with caveats that prevent communities from pursuing other funding opportunities. One barrier to infrastructure...
Nov 6, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, Federal Policy, NCC News, News
Image Credit: Stop the Cap In September 2020, AT&T circulated an internal document highlighting that it would stop accepting Digital Subscriber Line (“DSL”) orders on October 1st. As of November 2020, AT&T has not committed to replacing its DSL service with a...
Sep 21, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, COVID-19, Federal Policy, News
Every day, millions of people across the United States log on to attend school, complete their jobs, and consult with medical professionals. While the need for high-quality broadband predates and will persist after the pandemic, COVID-19 has increased internet traffic...
Sep 15, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, Federal Policy, News
The Lifeline program is an integral part of bringing and keeping low income American’s across the nation online. It is essential that it remains accessible to populations who need it most such as students, veterans, seniors, the disabled, domestic violence victims,...
Sep 4, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Corian Zacher, Federal Policy, News
On September 3rd, Next Century Cities filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) on NCTA’s Petition for Declaratory Rulemaking, which urges the FCC to limit local government remedies when assessing and attempting to recover the costs of pole...
