Nov 17, 2020 | Blog Entry, COVID-19, News, Spotlight City
By Raja Bamrungpong, Interim Information Technology Director Please give us a brief overview on the status of broadband connectivity in Oxnard. The City of Oxnard, like many in the U.S., faces challenges while addressing broadband connectivity for residents and...
Oct 21, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, COVID-19, News, Spotlight City
Provo, Utah What are some of the major concerns that residents have about broadband access or connectivity? Dixon Holmes: One of the concerns that we have, especially now in this era of COVID, is they may have the access, but do they have the other tools? Broadband...
Sep 23, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, COVID-19, News, Spotlight City
With Holly Hartell, Assistant CIO for Strategic Initiatives at Arlington County Department of Technology How do you communicate with residents in Arlington? To ensure that the communications are clear and consistent, four goals have been defined as guideposts for the...
Sep 9, 2020 | Blog Entry, By Brittany-Rae Gregory, COVID-19, News, Spotlight City
Officials in Boston, Massachusetts are working to ensure that every resident has access to reliable internet and the ability to successfully navigate digital technology. NCC sat down with Mike Lynch, the City’s Broadband and Cable Director, to discuss the City’s...
Aug 25, 2020 | Blog Entry, News, Spotlight City
Please give us a brief overview on the status of broadband connectivity in Lafayette. LUS Fiber is in a position to deliver broadband to the City of Lafayette on a 100% community-owned, all-fiber network. Our network is expansive, and systemwide we can provide...
Aug 25, 2020 | Blog Entry, News, Spotlight City
By Ginny Sawyer and Erin Shanley Policy and Project Manager, the City of Fort Collins and Marketing Manager, Fort Collins Connexion Please give us a brief overview on the status of broadband connectivity in Fort Collins. On August 29th we will celebrate our one-year...
Aug 25, 2020 | Blog Entry, News, Spotlight City
by Corian Zacher, Policy Counsel Driving through Stillwater on a cold day in October, you’ll see a flood of orange lining Main Street. The monochrome palette is not a mistake or a strange coincidence. For people in Stillwater, orange represents loyalty and unwavering...
Jul 28, 2020 | Blog Entry, COVID-19, News, Spotlight City
Please give us a brief overview on the status of broadband connectivity in King County. Digital equity is one of our fundamental social justice goals, as access to information and technology is essential for residents to fully participate and prosper in our global...
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...
Jan 24, 2019 | Blog Entry, News, Spotlight City
Mark Boxer facilitates an in-class interview with Dr. Schultz, a co-inventor of fiber optics Wilson not only is North Carolina’s first gigabit city, now it is the state’s first gigabit city that has started a “Fiber Optics Basics”...
Oct 18, 2018 | Blog Entry, News, Spotlight City
. At the Boulder County Fair, a little girl proudly donned a green cape any superhero would be proud of, proclaiming a speed worthy of the Flash. “Fastest internet in the nation!” read the cape, along with the logo of the superspeed service – the...
Oct 8, 2018 | Blog Entry, News, Spotlight City
Downtown Fayetteville (via Wikimedia) The City of Fayetteville, Arkansas and Mayor Lioneld Jordan believe in ensuring equitable access to all resources. Now more than ever, that includes access to high-speed internet. Fayetteville launched our ongoing Digital...
