Jun 12, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, FCC, Siting, Wireless
On June 10th, 2020, the Commission approved a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding state and local government approval of wireless equipment modifications under Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act of 2012. Under this section, state and local...
Jun 11, 2020 | Press Releases
View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org Next Century Cities Sends Open Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Investment in Digital Infrastructure Washington D.C. (June 11,...
Jun 10, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, Federal Policy
Today the Commission voted to adopt a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the new Advanced Television Systems Committee standard 3.0. The declaratory ruling clarifies that television ownership restrictions shall not apply to spectrum that...
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....
Jun 2, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff
COVID-19 has had an disparate impact on Tribal communities. As part of ongoing relief efforts, on June 1, 2020, the FCC announced plans to ease application and enrollment process rules for Lifeline consumers living on rural Tribal lands. For local officials working...
Jun 2, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston
Image Credit: The Electronic Frontier Foundation The Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996, provides that an “interactive computer service” cannot be treated as the publisher or speaker of third-party content. In essence, this keeps a website from being sued if...
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 29, 2020 | Press Releases
View a pdf of this press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany-Rae Gregory brittany-rae@nextcenturycities.org Next Century Cities Selected for FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee’s Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group Washington...
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 28, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Francella Ochillo
Next Century Cities is constantly working to create platforms for local officials to contribute to policy-making dialogues at every level of government. To that end, on May 27, 2020, NCC hosted a webinar to discuss the many ways for local officials to engage in state...
