Dec 22, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Brittany-Rae Gregory, By Corian Zacher, By Ryan Johnston, COVID-19, Federal Policy, NCC News, News, Press Releases
View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org NEXT CENTURY CITIES ISSUES STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF CONGRESSIONAL COVID-19 RELIEF BILL Washington D.C. (December 22, 2020) – On December...
Dec 21, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Brittany-Rae Gregory, NCC News, News, Press Releases
View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org NEXT CENTURY CITIES RELEASES INAUGURAL YEARBOOK ANNOUNCING CHANGE MAKER AWARD RECIPIENTS Washington D.C. (December 21, 2020) – Today...
Dec 14, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, COVID-19, Federal Policy, NCC News
As 2020 comes to a close, the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging across the country. Our lives have become increasingly digital, but millions of people lack access to broadband internet at home. In households that still do not have access to broadband, students cannot...
Dec 11, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Brittany-Rae Gregory, NCC News, News, Press Releases
View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org NEXT CENTURY CITIES ENCOURAGES STATE AND LOCAL COLLABORATION ON BROADBAND PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA Washington D.C. (December 11, 2020) –...
Dec 9, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Brittany-Rae Gregory, NCC News, News, Press Releases
View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org U.S. SENATE CONFIRMS A NEW FCC COMMISSIONER Washington D.C. (December 9, 2020) – On December 8, 2020, in a 49-46 vote, the U.S. Senate...
Dec 2, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Brittany-Rae Gregory, NCC News, News, Press Releases
View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org NEXT CENTURY CITIES RELEASES A SERIES OF CASE STUDIES HIGHLIGHTING BROADBAND ACCESS AND ADOPTION IN MUNICIPALITIES NATIONWIDE ...
Nov 23, 2020 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
Civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson and Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks were two of the headliners in Rainbow Push’s annual symposium on tech and telecom policy. Next Century Cities’ Executive Director, Francella Ochillo, joined former NTIA...
Nov 16, 2020 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
By Nairobi Cratic, a 2L in the Class of 2022 at the University of Wisconsin Law School, who has worked on technology and telecommunications policy issues as a staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to New America’s 2020 Cost of Connectivity Report,...
Nov 16, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, NCC News, News
Access to high-speed connectivity helps to support economically viable and resilient communities. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced government, business, and other essential services to migrate almost exclusively online, the need for equal access became impossible to...
Nov 9, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, NCC News, News
Every resident in every community should have reliable and affordable access to broadband. However, millions of Americans continue to face insurmountable obstacles that prevent meaningful participation in a digital society. On November 9, 2020, Next Century Cities...
Nov 6, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, Federal Policy, NCC News, News
Image Credit: Stop the Cap In September 2020, AT&T circulated an internal document highlighting that it would stop accepting Digital Subscriber Line (“DSL”) orders on October 1st. As of November 2020, AT&T has not committed to replacing its DSL service with a...
Nov 3, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, NCC News, News
High-speed connectivity ensures that every American has an opportunity to participate in a digital society. Especially in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, when residents must work, learn, and obtain information online, broadband is a necessity. Libraries serve as...
