May 25, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Lukas Pietrzak, Digital Divide, Local Policy
The Commonwealth of Virginia is home to some of the greatest geographic and economic diversity in the country. From the nation’s capital to the Chesapeake Bay and the Appalachian Plateau, Virginia can feel like a different state at all four corners. Despite this...
May 13, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Corian Zacher, Local Policy, Pole Attachments, State Policy
On April 28, 2021, the Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition hosted a webinar to discuss the ways that state and federal oversight of pole attachments impact broadband deployment. NCC’s Corian Zacher, Policy Counsel for State & Local...
Apr 30, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, Local Policy, News, Pole Attachments, Spotlight City, State Policy
When people think of New Hampshire, they often think of the first state in the presidential primary cycle. What they don’t think about is how the state is the 23rd most connected state in the country. For some communities, this means that access to a robust broadband...
Apr 30, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Lukas Pietrzak, Local Policy, News, Spotlight City, State Policy
Taking its place as the southern boundary of New England, Connecticut is home to Yale University, beautiful towns, and the Connecticut River, the state’s namesake. Originally from the Mohegan-Pequot word “Quononoquett” meaning “long tidal river,” the Algonquian people...
Apr 30, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, Federal Policy, Local Policy, News, Spotlight City, State Policy
The lack of broadband Internet access caused residents across the nation to struggle with telework, distance learning, and community development long before the COVID-19 pandemic forced our lives online. The residents in Leverett, Massachusetts, are all too familiar...
Mar 26, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, Federal Policy, Local Policy, State Policy
Broadband networks are part of the DNA of resilient communities. As evidenced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, reliable and high-speed connections are vital for education, health, safety, and economic development. Natural disasters pose ongoing threats to broadband...
Feb 24, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Corian Zacher, Local Policy, News
People in unincorporated communities need broadband access just as much as people living in cities do, but are disadvantaged from the organizational structures and funding opportunities that incorporated areas have to connect residents. Each state has its own rules...
Feb 24, 2021 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, Federal Policy, Local Policy, NCC News, Spotlight City
A Conversation with Next Century Cities and Land O’Lakes’ Director of Federal Government and Industry Relations, Michael Daniels Francella Ochillo: We would like to know what you guys have been doing over the past year. We’re constantly thinking...
Feb 11, 2021 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, Local Policy, NCC News, News, State Policy
On February 8, 2021, Next Century Cities staff met with local and state officials as well as digital equity advocates from the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland, and community organizations. NCC shared opportunities to build on broadband access and adoption...
Feb 8, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Corian Zacher, Local Policy, State Policy
Society has increasingly moved online over the past several years. Ensuring that everyone living in the United States has reliable, affordable, high-quality, and resilient broadband access has become not only an aspirational goal, but a necessity. Some communities...
