Sep 9, 2020 | Blog Entry, COVID-19, News, Uncategorized
By Craig Settles Telehealth is more than video chat with your doctor. It means using intranets and Internet networks to observe, diagnose, initiate or otherwise medically intervene, administer, monitor, record, and/or report on the continuum of care so that residents...
Sep 9, 2020 | Blog Entry, COVID-19, Digital Inclusion, News, Uncategorized
By: April Mims, VP of Public Policy at Hims & Hers The global pandemic has ushered in a telehealth boom, with telehealth insurance claims rising 8,336% between April 2019 and April 2020. Without question, telehealth is now a lifeline for millions of Americans who...
Sep 2, 2020 | Blog Entry, By NCC Staff, COVID-19, NCC News, News, Uncategorized
Since COVID-19 introduced itself, the Fiber Broadband Association has hosted a weekly webinar to discuss a variety of issues related to broadband deployment. Next Century Cities (NCC) and Public Knowledge were invited to join the 23rd installment of the “Fiber for...
Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
View a pdf of this press release here. For Immediate Release Contact: Jessica Del Fiacco jessica@nextcenturycities.org January 23, 2020 Opportunities for Bipartisan Tech Policy Conference Brings Together Diverse Perspectives on Tech & Telecom Policy Washington,...
Oct 15, 2019 | Blog Entry, News, Uncategorized
October 7, 2019 was not only the first day of National Digital Inclusion Week, it marked the inaugural meeting of the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN), a conference hosted at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Public and private foundations...
May 17, 2019 | NCC News, News, Uncategorized
As the members of the Block Island Broadband Committee put the finishing touches on the five-building Community Anchor Institution network, they are beginning to look ahead…
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...
Apr 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
For Immediate Release Contact: Deb Socia 617-251-8358; deb@nextcenturycities.org Federal and Local Leaders Offer Plans for Increasing Broadband Access at Digital Southwest Summit, Hosted by Next Century Cities Regional Broadband Summit in Mesa, Arizona Features FCC...
