Sep 4, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
Washington, District of Columbia on August 21, 2019 | Seattle, Washington on August 28, 2019 As part of a larger effort to incorporate local voices into national policy debates, Next Century Cities convened meetings for broadband advocates, elected officials, industry...
Aug 26, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
Senior Program Manager Cat Blake published an op-ed in The Hill on why candidates for any level of office should be addressing broadband access. She writes: “Candidates for office at any level of government, and from any party, should consider universal...
Aug 20, 2019 | Blog Entry, News
View this ex parte as a pdf here. August 19, 2019 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street NW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Ex Parte Disclosure Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b) in WC Docket Nos. 19-195 and 11-10 Dear Ms. Dortch:...
Aug 19, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
Next Century Cities is searching for candidates to fill three open seats on our Advisory Board. Applicants should be passionate about expanding digital access and have experience working in the technology or telecommunications fields. The Advisory Board provides...
Aug 12, 2019 | Blog Entry, News
On August 6, 2019, Executive Director Francella Ochillo travelled to Texas for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Digital Inclusion Summit. The conference was designed to show why expanding broadband and fiber networks should be treated as an economic development...
Aug 1, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
Senior Program Manager Cat Blake attended the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa. on July 30th. She joined Tom Coverick of Keybanc Capital Markets, Craig Settles of Communities United for Broadband, Pennsylvania...
Jul 30, 2019 | Blog Entry, Digital Inclusion, News, Telling Your Story
Local-level digital inclusion funding programs can not only provide support for community initiatives, but can also help inform and complement city-led digital inclusion efforts and city online service delivery. In 1997, Seattle became the first city to establish such...
Jul 29, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) USA took place in Washington, DC on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Each year, IGF engages a diverse network of stakeholders to create a dialogue around the most pressing issues facing the Internet. Through these conversations, attendees...
Jul 17, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
Last week, Senior Program Manager Cat Blake participated in the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The conference is the largest gathering of county officials in the country, representing counties of all sizes. Attendees are...
Jul 2, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
In June, Cat Blake, our Senior Program Manager, and Christopher Mitchell, our Policy Director, attended MountainConnect in Dillon, Colorado. Each year, this conference connects communities in the region to resources and industry experts to help inform their decisions...
Jun 25, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
It is our great pleasure to announce that after an extensive search we have selected a new Executive Director for Next Century Cities: Francella Ochillo. She has the vision and ability to lead the way toward our goal of ensuring that everyone has access to fast,...
Jun 10, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
Last week, we brought together coworkers, friends, and allies to say goodbye to Deb Socia, our executive director. Deb has led Next Century Cities for the past five years with unrelenting passion and creativity, and helped us grow into the organization we are today....
