Mar 22, 2019 | Blog Entry, News, Outside Resources, Policies and Ordinances, Resources, Rights of Way Management
Originally printed in PA TIMES Online, a media outlet of the American Society for Public Administration Under the American federal system, local governments are creatures of the state with no constitutional identity. In many respects, local governments exist only as...
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...
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...
Jul 26, 2018 | Blog Entry, News, Policies and Ordinances, Policy Agenda, Resources
Next Century Cities signed comments submitted to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) along with New America’s Open Technology Institute and others. The comments were in response to a request by the NTIA for comments on their efforts...
Jul 19, 2018 | Additional Resources, Blog Entry, Digital Inclusion, Financing, Models 101, Policies and Ordinances
What is an Unbundled Network Element (UNE)? Think of a UNE as a “broadband bridge.” This bridge allows network builders to supplement their networks by leasing (at a favorable rate) network elements — telecommunications infrastructure such as copper wire and fiber —...
Apr 27, 2018 | 5G, Blog Entry, News, Policies and Ordinances, Rights of Way Management, Small Cells
As municipalities work to connect their communities, they often face a common challenge. How can you make your community attractive to providers while maintaining local control and community values? As Huntington Beach learned as we worked toward small cell...
Apr 17, 2018 | 5G, Policies and Ordinances, Resources, Small Cells
CNX is a consulting firm that provides information and resources about telecommunications issues specifically pertaining to municipalities, including small cell deployment and local control.
Mar 26, 2018 | Models 101, Outside Resources, Policies and Ordinances, Resources
This memorandum presents a brief framework for pricing and marketing of dark fiber.
Mar 16, 2018 | 5G, Blog Entry, News, Policies and Ordinances, Resources, Rights of Way Management, Small Cells, Spotlight City
In tech media, wireless and mobile technologies continue to make daily headlines in articles peppered with a plethora of terminology, such as: 5G, IoT, DAS, small cells, fixed wireless, licensed and unlicensed spectrum, LTE-U, LTE-M, and LoraWan to name a few. As we...
Oct 2, 2017 | Blog Entry, News, Policies and Ordinances, Resources
On September 21, 2017, Next Century Cities joined the Institute for Local Self Reliance in responding to the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry GN Docket No.17-199 titled “Inquiry Concerning Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable...
Jun 19, 2017 | Policies and Ordinances, Resources
The City of Boston is working to cultivate a broadband ecosystem that serves the current and future connectivity needs of residents, businesses, and institutions. The real estate development process offers a unique opportunity to create a building stock in Boston that...
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...
