Block Island Times — Broadband Committee Starting to Look Ahead
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...
read moreState Actions to Facilitate Broadband Deployment
State governments play a critical role in facilitating broadband deployment, and there are several key policies and programs that can significantly impact access when implemented at the state level. Preserving and promoting local choice. One of the most impactful...
read moreBenton Foundation — Broadband is the New Railroad
Last July, the Benton Foundation announced a comprehensive, year-long review leading to the release of an agenda designed to update America’s approach to broadband access for the coming decade.
read moreBrattleboro Reformer — Carolyn Partridge: Notes from Montpelier: Broadband is no longer a luxury for rural Vermont
Last Friday and Saturday I had the opportunity to travel with Rep Laura Sibilia to Wilmington, Delaware, for an event sponsored by the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference. It was a policy summit...
read moreApply to be Next Century Cities’ Next Executive Director
Deb Socia, our fearless leader, is taking a new position as the CEO and President of the Enterprise Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We will be very sorry to see her go, but wish her all the best in her exciting new role! Information about the Executive Director...
read moreBisnow — 5G Threatens to Widen Digital Divide Between Rural and Urban Cities
The race is on for 5G cellular networks as network providers battle to give customers instantaneous downloads of data on their devices. The underpinning of the technology is grounded in a very basic need: broadband fiber rings that some small cities and rural...
read moreTelecompetitor — T-Mobile Sprint Merger Opposition: Broadband Associations, Others Say It Will Harm Rural Areas
Two dozen entities, including several broadband associations, are stepping up their T-Mobile Sprint merger opposition, sending a letter last week to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and to a Department of Justice official arguing that the proposed merger would harm rural areas...
read moreRoute Fifty — FCC Rural Broadband Fund Would Shift Money From Existing Program
The rural broadband fund that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai proposed last week would rely on funding from an existing broadband program slated to expire next year, while also setting higher standards for internet speeds, according to the...
read moreMonroe Monitor — Senator Murray, Senate Democrats Introduce New Legislation to Tackle Nationwide Digital Equity Gap
Led by Senator Murray, Senate Democrats introduced the Digital Equity Act of 2019 to help close the digital divide impacting communities across the nation
read moreNext Century Cities Hosts Do Not Pass Go Screening and Discussion
On Tuesday, March 26 in Washington DC, Next Century Cities partnered with the Coalition for Local Internet Choice, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, the National Association of Regional Councils, and National League of Cities to host a screening of the film Do...
read moreWelcome to Our Newest Members!
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 to...
read morePA TIMES – Policymaking in the Public Right of Way: Preemption and Push-back
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...
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