The Necessities of Connectivity: Telehealth and Online Education

Mar 23, 2020 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News

By Ryan Johnston Broadband is increasingly indispensable. It has provided a platform for technological advancement and continued to drive some of our most innovative markets for years. Small businesses owners have been able to transcend geographic borders. It has...

Next Century Cities Joins Letter Calling For Increased Lifeline Support

Mar 23, 2020 | NCC News, News

Next Century Cities joined the following letter to the Federal Communications Commission calling for increased support for the Lifeline program during the COVID-19 Outbreak. Read more below.   Final 3-23-20 Lifeline Emergency Request FCC – 250...

Health Emergency Reveals the Importance and Urgency of Deploying Broadband Infrastructure in Every Community

Mar 16, 2020 | NCC News, News, Press Releases

Years from now, we will reflect on how the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) changed our work–member outreach, coalition building, engagement strategies, and more. While uncertain times require that we be nimble in how we accomplish our goals, it has not changed...

Next Century Cities Supports Oklahoma’s Efforts to Strengthen Its State Lifeline Program

Mar 15, 2020 | NCC News, News

Next Century Cities (NCC) has member municipalities in Ponca City and Sallisaw, Oklahoma. On March 10, 2020, NCC and National Consumer League submitted a letter in response to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s (OCC) Notice of Inquiry on proposals for its Universal...

Next Century Cities Reminds Tech Policy Experts That Millions Are Still Waiting for Reliable, Affordable Broadband Access

Feb 20, 2020 | NCC News

Every year, technology and telecommunications policy experts from across the country gather for a symposium on the University of Colorado’s Boulder campus. This year, the 2020 Silicon Flatirons’ flagship conference examined optimism and pessimism in the tech sector....

Next Century Cities Provides Keynote Remarks on Why Librarians are An Essential Partner in Addressing the Digital Divide

Feb 20, 2020 | NCC News

The American Library Association (ALA) started an annual tradition of inviting librarians to Washington, DC, for a two-day fly-in of strategic training and meetings with their members of Congress. On February 17, 2020, Francella Ochillo, Next Century Cities’ Executive...

NCC Members Visit the United States Senate

Feb 13, 2020 | NCC News

Next Century Cities members from across the United States traveled to Washington, D.C. for our annual event, Opportunities for Bipartisan Tech Policy Conference on January 23, 2020.  In this space, local leaders, federal government officials, and advocates came...

Broadband Breakfast — Panelists Debate Federal Role in Digital Privacy, But Agree Upon Need to Minimize Algorithmic Bias

Jan 27, 2020 | NCC News, News

Panelists at a Next Century Cities event on Thursday clashed on the appropriate federal role in the regulation of digital privacy, but generally agreed on the importance of minimizing algorithmic bias in targeting a particular racial or ethnic group.

Broadband Breakfast — FCC ‘Coloring Outside the Lines’ on Broadband Mapping, Say Critics at Next Century Cities Event

Jan 27, 2020 | NCC News, News

The broadband data collection activities of the Federal Communication Commission are inaccurate by an “order of magnitude,” agency critics said at a Next Century City panel discussion Thursday on “Creating Accurate and Reliable Broadband Deployment...

Politico — Epic ramps up campaign against HHS interop rules

Jan 27, 2020 | NCC News, News

Speaking on a Next Century Cities panel this week, Asian Americans Advancing Justice’s K.J. Bagchi urged policymakers crafting privacy legislation — whether at the state or federal level — to accommodate a diverse group of consumers.

Broadband Breakfast — Advocates for Digital Inclusion Address Different Facets of Bridging the Digital Divide

Jan 24, 2020 | NCC News, News

The digital divide is a real division in the country, affects more than just rural areas and keeps Americans from crucial access to 21st Century skills, a diverse panel of digital inclusion experts said Thursday at an event here hosted by Next Century...

Broadband Breakfast — Broadband Advocates at Next Century Cities Emphasize Importance of Building Community Networks

Jan 24, 2020 | NCC News, News

Broadband advocates emphasized the importance of building community networks – wired and wireless – in speaking at a Next Centuries Cities event here on Thursday.