Jan 17, 2019 | NCC News, News, Uncategorized
“I do not believe the FCC was trying to streamline faster deployment … because they really weren’t studying that,” said Blair Levin, a lawyer who previously oversaw development of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, speaking at a Next Century Cities tech policy...
Jan 16, 2019 | NCC News, News, Press Releases
A pdf of this press release can be found here. For Immediate Release Contact: Jessica Del Fiacco jessica@nextcenturycities.org Next Century Cities Launches Resource to Help Communities Become Broadband Ready New toolkit outlines action steps for cities seeking to...
Jan 16, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC Events, NCC News, News
Today, Next Century Cities launched a new resource: Becoming Broadband Ready: A Toolkit for Communities. The toolkit is a one-stop resource for community leaders seeking to connect residents to broadband. Becoming Broadband Ready was publicly released at an event in...
Jan 16, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC Events, NCC News, News
Next Century Cities, Public Knowledge, and the American Action Forum hosted Opportunities for Bipartisan Tech Policy yesterday, January 15, 2019, in Washington DC. Elected officials, policy leaders, and industry experts gathered, along with more than 200 attendees, to...
Jan 16, 2019 | NCC News, News
Perhaps policymakers should consider allowing property owners to build their own connections to a service provider, suggested Harold Feld, senior vice president for Public Knowledge, at a tech policy event today.
Jan 16, 2019 | NCC News, News
A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission made a case Tuesday for consolidating and auctioning off dormant spectrum licenses held by educational institutions, saying the revenue generated by a sale…
Dec 14, 2018 | NCC News, News
The farm bill passed by Congress this week would grant the U.S. Department of Agriculture more authority to create grants and provide loans for local rural broadband projects.
Nov 19, 2018 | NCC News, News
Seeking to expand broadband access to the 19 million Americans that lack sufficient connections, 35 communities across 18 states have joined the Neighborly Community Broadband Accelerator.
Nov 12, 2018 | NCC News, News
Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz is pleased to announce a broadband conference entitled, Connected New England: A Regional Broadband Convening at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut, (300 Capitol Ave.), Room 2C, on November 8, 2018, from 9:00 am...
Oct 31, 2018 | NCC News, News
The Republican-dominated Federal Communications Commission has set new standards in delivering favors to the big businesses under its jurisdiction at the expense of consumer protection. But FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly may have established his own high-water mark...
Oct 5, 2018 | NCC News, News
You’re doing something right now that 24 million Americans can’t, which is read this article. In an era that’s buzzing with talk of autonomous vehicles and virtual wallets, mere access to broadband internet remains out of reach for many.
Sep 27, 2018 | NCC News, News
The new industry-backed regulations are likely to attract lawsuits from state and local government groups that worry they will cost them revenue, make it easier for internet providers to sue them and do little to address the digital divide.
