The #MobileOnly Challenge Goes to MozFest
London. Visiting a city so very old, one that holds so much history, is awe-inspiring. Standing in front of the London Tower and Buckingham Palace, crossing the London Bridge and the Tower Bridge, and viewing construction that has survived since the 12th century...
read moreBroadband Breakfast — Regional Broadband Conference in Connecticut on Thursday, November 8
Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz is pleased to announce a broadband conference entitled, Connected New England: A Regional Broadband Convening at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut, (300 Capitol Ave.), Room 2C, on November 8, 2018, from 9:00 am...
read moreLos Angeles Times — An FCC commissioner attacks municipal broadband systems by falsely claiming they’re a threat to free speech
The Republican-dominated Federal Communications Commission has set new standards in delivering favors to the big businesses under its jurisdiction at the expense of consumer protection. But FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly may have established his own high-water mark...
read moreCommon Threads: Resilience and Innovation in the Arctic
In my role as Executive Director of Next Century Cities, I have had the amazing opportunity to travel across the country, talking to difference makers, innovative leaders, and creative problem solvers. Local communities are used to, and good at, finding ways to...
read moreGuest Blog: Longmont Seizes “Super” Opportunities to Build Top-Notch Internet Service
. 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...
read moreNext Century Cities Joins Public Interest Spectrum Coalition in Rejecting FCC’s Proposed CBRS Rule Changes
Next Century Cities joined 20 other organizations, together representing the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, in sending a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to maintain small license areas with short terms and...
read moreGuest Blog: Fayetteville’s Public Event Series Starts Digital Inclusion Conversations
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...
read moreWestminster and Ting Go Together Like Milk and Cookies
Downtown Westminster (via Wikimedia) Much like there’s no correct way to eat an Oreo, there is no one-size-fits all connectivity model for a community. Westminster, Maryland’s public-private partnership with Ting provides an instructive example of how to match a...
read moreThe Hill — The FCC is tasked with solving the digital divide and it’s making things worse
You’re doing something right now that 24 million Americans can’t, which is read this article. In an era that’s buzzing with talk of autonomous vehicles and virtual wallets, mere access to broadband internet remains out of reach for many.
read moreGoverning — FCC Sets Rules for 5G Infrastructure, Limiting State and Local Control
The new industry-backed regulations are likely to attract lawsuits from state and local government groups that worry they will cost them revenue, make it easier for internet providers to sue them and do little to address the digital divide.
read moreMultichannel News — FCC Approves 5G Rollout-Related Reforms
Over the objections of local government officials and the reservations of Democratic commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC has voted to streamline the path to small cell deployment, billing it as crucial to the rollout of 5G wireless service, an FCC and Trump...
read moreThe FCC’s Small Cell Order Threatens Local Control
Find a PDF of this release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica Del Fiacco jessica@nextcenturycities.org, 612-540-5997 The FCC’s Small Cell Order Threatens Local Control Next Century Cities condemns the Order for limitations placed on local governments ...
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