May 13, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Corian Zacher, Local Policy, Pole Attachments, State Policy
On April 28, 2021, the Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition hosted a webinar to discuss the ways that state and federal oversight of pole attachments impact broadband deployment. NCC’s Corian Zacher, Policy Counsel for State & Local...
Apr 30, 2021 | Blog Entry, By Ryan Johnston, Local Policy, News, Pole Attachments, Spotlight City, State Policy
When people think of New Hampshire, they often think of the first state in the presidential primary cycle. What they don’t think about is how the state is the 23rd most connected state in the country. For some communities, this means that access to a robust broadband...
Feb 8, 2019 | Blog Entry, News, Outside Resources, Pole Attachments, Policies and Ordinances, Resources, Rights of Way Management, Small Cells
Originally printed in PA TIMES Online, a media outlet of the American Society for Public Administration Our 21st Century media-consumption appetite is creating strange new chimeras. AT&T merging with Time-Warner, Comcast merging with NBC Universal, and a...
Sep 18, 2018 | 5G, Blog Entry, News, Pole Attachments, Resources, Rights of Way Management, Small Cells
Find Next Century Cities’ guide to the Order here. (Note: This link has since been updated to reflect our newest guide to the Order as passed.) Find Next Century Cities’ complete list of small cell and 5G resources here. On September 5, the Federal...
Aug 28, 2018 | 5G, Getting Started, Outside Resources, Pole Attachments, Policies and Ordinances, Resources, Rights of Way Management, Small Cells
NLC and NATOA’s model code is intended as a roadmap to assist local governments in adopting their own ordinances governing use of the rights of way by communications providers. While example language is included in some sections, we do not intend to suggest these...
Apr 12, 2018 | 5G, Pole Attachments, Resources, Rights of Way Management, Small Cells
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Mar 27, 2018 | 5G, NCC, Pole Attachments, Resources, Rights of Way Management, Small Cells
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Sep 22, 2017 | 5G, Blog Entry, News, Pole Attachments, Resources, Rights of Way Management, Small Cells
5G wireless technology, or the “fifth generation” network, is being heralded by wireless industry leaders as the future of connectivity. This is undoubtedly true. But the future looks more like today than most realize. Any discussion of the future of wireless and 5G...
Jun 13, 2017 | Pole Attachments, Resources
Click here to read Next Century Cities comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on its Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment NPRM (WC Docket No. 17-84).
Jun 13, 2017 | Blog Entry, News, Pole Attachments, Policies and Ordinances, Resources
This week Next Century Cities filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on its Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment NPRM (WC Docket No. 17-84). In our comments, we applaud the FCC’s desire...
Mar 10, 2017 | Pole Attachments, Policies and Ordinances, Resources
A Practical Primer on Pole Attachments
Feb 1, 2017 | Pole Attachments, Policies and Ordinances, Resources
Internet service providers face many barriers in deploying broadband, including access to utility poles. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates attachments in 29 states, but the other 21 states and the District of Columbia have each implemented their...
