Feb 6, 2018 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
Given the recent focus by the President, Congress, and the FCC on the importance of solving the rural broadband access divide, Next Century Cities’ Executive Director Deb Socia felt it was important to encourage action steps that could actually result in progress...
Feb 5, 2018 | Blog Entry, News, Spotlight City
Lafayette, Louisiana’s city-owned fiber network, LUS Fiber, has a lot to celebrate. The city first proposed fiber as its fourth utility in 2004, and citizens voted 62% – 38% in 2005 to approve bond funding. Since then, Lafayette has overcome numerous significant...
Feb 1, 2018 | Blog Entry, News
Yesterday Next Century Cities wrapped up the #MobileOnly Challenge, an online campaign that drew attention to the significant limitations of mobile-only internet service. The challenge was formulated in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC)...
Jan 23, 2018 | Blog Entry, Getting Started, News, Resources
Public-private partnerships (P3s) have become an increasingly popular option for cities who are looking to connect their residents to innovative and effective broadband networks. A P3 is a contract between a local government and a private organization, in which the...
Jan 9, 2018 | Blog Entry, News
Community Initiative Creates Tech Opportunities for Youth Interested in finding a great opportunity for talented young folks in your community to compete against others to gain experience and enthusiasm in tech careers? Westminster, MD and Wilson, NC have found a...
Dec 18, 2017 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
Take the #MobileOnly pledge and join Next Century Cities in telling the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that all Americans deserve access to fast, affordable, and reliable broadband, which can’t be provided via a mobile connection alone. The #MobileOnly...
Nov 22, 2017 | Blog Entry, News
By Anne Schwieger, City of Boston Department of Innovation and Technology, Broadband and Digital Equity Advocate Boston is growing quickly. By 2030, it is estimated that Boston will be home to over 700,000 residents, an increase of eight percent from our current...
Nov 14, 2017 | Blog Entry, News
Next Century Cities recently marked its third anniversary since the organization’s launch in 2014. Over three short years, this nonprofit coalition that started with just 32 mayors has grown to represent 35 million Americans in 182 communities across the country, and...
Oct 19, 2017 | Blog Entry, News
Next Century Cities has been selected to host a policy forum panel at SXSW EDU in Austin, Texas in March 2018. The panel, “Collaboration as a Path to Digital Equity,” will discuss how Charlotte, N.C., Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools, and the non-profit Eliminate the...
Oct 5, 2017 | Blog Entry, News
Today Next Century Cities helped celebrate the official launch of Ammon, Idaho’s fiber utility service. The city’s fiber network is the first of its kind, and put the Idaho town on the front lines of global infrastructure innovation and economic development. Ammon...
Oct 2, 2017 | Blog Entry, News, Policies and Ordinances, Resources
On September 21, 2017, Next Century Cities joined the Institute for Local Self Reliance in responding to the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry GN Docket No.17-199 titled “Inquiry Concerning Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable...
Sep 28, 2017 | Blog Entry, Getting Started, Models 101, News, Resources
An increasing number of US cities are considering a deployment of fiber networks to ensure job creation, economic development, and quality of life for their residents. Community leaders realize that the younger generations and businesses of the future will not accept...
