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 | NCC News, News
A partnership of hundreds of city leaders criticized the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial push to blunt a San Francisco policy aimed at drumming up local broadband competition, as the organization said Monday the effort runs counter to the...
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...
Jul 1, 2019 | NCC News, News, Press Releases
Find a pdf of this press release here. For Immediate Release Contact: Jessica Del Fiacco jessica@nextcenturycities.org Preempting San Francisco Ordinance Would Reduce Broadband Competition FCC Should Learn From Local Solutions, Not Prevent Them Washington, DC (July...
Jun 26, 2019 | NCC News, News
Next Century Cities on Tuesday announced that it had named Francella Ochillo as the non-profit organization’s new executive director.
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 12, 2019 | NCC News, News
The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), New America’s Open Technology Institute, Next Century Cities, Tribal Digital Village and the Gigabit Libraries Network are among those submitting comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC ) in...
Jun 10, 2019 | NCC News, News
Municipalities that have built their own broadband infrastructure may be better positioned to protect against attacks, but variations in their cybersecurity policies also demonstrate the need for the Federal Communications Commission to develop an overarching cyber...
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....
May 20, 2019 | NCC News, News
Next Century Cities this week highlights broadband programs in five states, in advance of the “West Central Mountains High Speed Internet Conference” on May 17 in McCall, Idaho.
May 17, 2019 | NCC News, News, Uncategorized
As the members of the Block Island Broadband Committee put the finishing touches on the five-building Community Anchor Institution network, they are beginning to look ahead…
May 13, 2019 | NCC News, News
Last July, the Benton Foundation announced a comprehensive, year-long review leading to the release of an agenda designed to update America’s approach to broadband access for the coming decade.
