Jun 22, 2020 | By NCC Staff, NCC News
On June 19, 2020, Next Century Cities (NCC) submitted comments on behalf of our member municipalities in Emmett, Ammon, and Boise to the Idaho Department of Commerce. The letter urges the agency to reassess grant funding eligibility requirements for CARES Act funding...
Jun 9, 2020 | By NCC Staff, NCC News
On June 2, 2020, Next Century Cities signed on to reply comments submitted by the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, a coalition of consumer and rural digital equity advocates, technology companies, rural wireless internet service providers, and free market groups....
May 29, 2020 | By NCC Staff, NCC News
On May 27, 2020, Next Century Cities participated in an Aspen Digital roundtable discussion on what the coronavirus pandemic revealed about the need for high-speed connectivity. A wide range of voices from within the Internet ecosystem were invited to share their...
May 29, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Francella Ochillo, NCC News, News
By Francella Ochillo | The Broadband Bunch is a podcast that centers its topics on how broadband impacts society. A few minutes into the conversation with Craig Corbin, the host, the interview also feels like catching up on the latest tech and telecom developments...
May 28, 2020 | By NCC Staff, NCC News
Every other year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) completes a report on the state of competition in the telecommunications marketplace. This report, which is transmitted to Congress, examines competition among internet service providers across the...
May 26, 2020 | By NCC Staff, NCC News
In Mozilla v. FCC, the Court largely upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Restoring Internet Freedom Order, but remanded several issues for the agency to reconsider. On April 20, 2020, Next Century Cities (NCC) filed comments explaining why the FCC’s...
May 26, 2020 | COVID-19, NCC News
The Hill invited lawmakers, policy practitioners, and tech stakeholders to participate in a discussion on closing the digital divide. Moderated by Steve Clemons, The Hill’s Editor-At-Large, the panel included: US Rep. Suzan DelBene, Co-Chair, Women’s High Tech...
May 21, 2020 | By NCC Staff, COVID-19, NCC News
Next Century Cities joined the National League of Cities’ (NLC) call for federal aid and economic relief for municipalities grappling with coronavirus (COVID-19) response. Like Next Century Cities, NLC elevates the voices of local officials in cities, towns, and...
May 19, 2020 | By Lukas Pietrzak, COVID-19, NCC News
On May 13, 2020, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a virtual hearing to discuss the nation’s broadband infrastructure amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. The importance of broadband access was the topic du jour for the Senator’s and their...
May 8, 2020 | By Francella Ochillo, COVID-19, NCC News
Out of concern about the impact that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had on technology and society, Media Democracy Fund and The NetGain Partnership hosted a webinar on the State of Connectivity in the US. The webinar on May 6, 2020, was the first installment...
May 8, 2020 | By NCC Staff, NCC News
TV White Space (TVWS) technology helps expand broadband access to hard-to-serve areas. Particularly in rural and Tribal areas, scarce broadband deployment and the high cost of internet access underscore the need for using TVWS to reach unserved and underserved...
Apr 30, 2020 | By Brittany-Rae Gregory, NCC News
https://nextcenturycities.org/wp-content/uploads/COPY-CRS-Report-Graphic-I.mp4 The Congressional Research Service recently released a report titled “State Broadband Initiatives: Selected State and Local Approaches as Potential Models for Federal Initiatives to...
