Mar 25, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News, Spotlight City
We’d like to wish a warm welcome to one of our newest members: Rancho Cucamonga, California! Rancho Cucamonga joined Next Century Cities in February 2019. The city is currently implementing their Fiber Optic Master Plan, a six-year, $13 million investment plan to...
Mar 18, 2019 | Blog Entry, NCC News, News
Last month, Next Century Cities staff members visited the University of Virginia to host a master class on municipal broadband. They were invited by Dr. Christopher Ali, an Assistant Professor of Media Studies, and his undergraduate internet policy students. Deb...
Mar 11, 2019 | NCC News, News
It’s A familiar scene in rural Vermont: Cars cluster after hours outside libraries or cafés that offer Wi-Fi – residents sponging internet service that they can’t get at home. A mom brings her middle-schooler, who finishes his homework with notebooks and a...
Mar 5, 2019 | NCC News, News
As the need for equitable internet access becomes increasingly important to leaders, some cities are taking matters into their own hands and setting up municipally owned and operated networks.
Jan 22, 2019 | NCC News, News
The Connect America Fund Accountability Act, introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Doug Collins (R-Georgia), aims to ensure that network operators who deploy broadband using Connect America Fund dollars are delivering the required broadband...
Jan 18, 2019 | NCC News, News
Despite the ongoing saga of what has become the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, elected officials and policymakers still managed to gather at Google’s Washington, D.C., office yesterday for the Opportunities for Bipartisan Tech Policy conference.
Jan 18, 2019 | NCC News, News
As more cities look to expand broadband internet options, the nonprofit Next Century Cities has released the policy guide “Becoming Broadband Ready,” which offers step-by-step guidance on how to assess and establish broadband...
Jan 17, 2019 | NCC News, News
For municipalities looking to start their own broadband services, 2019 hasn’t gotten off to a great start. While there is more technical assistance available than ever before, the federal government’s partial shutdown has been a hindrance, panelists said at an event...
Jan 17, 2019 | NCC News, News
One day after an event aimed at encouraging bipartisan solutions on technology policy, the non-profit group Next Century Cities launched its “Becoming Broadband Ready” toolkit together with Neighborly and the Internet...
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...
