Government Technology — The Future of 5G: The Bitter Battle for Local Control
Cities across the country are staring down the barrel of technological progress. In some cases, the loss of local authority has left them with few options as to how things happen in their jurisdictions.
read moreUnderstanding the FCC’s Proposed Small Cell Order
Find Next Century Cities' guide to the proposed order here. On September 5, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the text of an Order in its ongoing proceeding to streamline the rollout of infrastructure for broadband services, including small cells...
read moreT-Mobile, Sprint Merger Would Harm Wireless Competition, Subscribers
Find a PDF of this release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Deb Socia deb@nextcenturycities.org T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Would Harm Wireless Competition, Subscribers Washington, DC (September 11, 2018) -- T-Mobile and Sprint’s $26 billion merger would reduce the...
read moreTelecompaper — Consumer, tech and civil rights groups form Broadband Connects America coalition
Consumer group Public Knowledge has joined up with 17 rural, consumer, community media, tech rights, academic, and civil rights groups to launch Broadband Connects America, a coalition dedicated to ensuring everyone in the US has access to high-speed broadband.
read moreTelecompetitor — Proposed FCC Small Cell Rules Would Limit Fees Cities Can Charge as 5G Rollouts Set to Begin
The FCC will vote later this month on new small cell rules aimed at hastening deployment of small cell wireless network infrastructure. Among other things, the FCC small cell rules would limit what municipalities can charge for reviewing small cell deployments.
read moreRoute Fifty — A New Accelerator for Community-Owned Broadband Networks
A San Francisco-based online investment platform plans to launch a Community Broadband Accelerator in the coming months to help localities quickly establish community-owned networks. In November, Neighborly will announce its first cohort of communities, which will...
read moreGovernment Technology — National League of Cities Releases Small Cell Guide for Local Government
As small cell wireless equipment — those little cell service-spreading doohickeys attached to structures such as streetlights and utility poles — proliferates across the U.S., the National League of Cities (NLC) is looking to help local governments make decisions...
read moreWelcome New Members!
Next Century Cities would like to wish a warm welcome to our newest members! We’re highlighting Hudson, Ohio and would like to share some information about their current projects and future plans. We look forward to seeing what every city accomplishes with our support...
read moreLarimer County — Larimer County joins Next Century Cities to support high-speed internet development
Larimer County recently joined Next Century Cities, a nation-wide municipal initiative dedicated to ensuring availability of next-generation broadband internet for all communities.
read moreShould Your City’s Health Care Systems Join a Consortium?
Following the FCC’s funding cuts for its Rural Health Care (RHC) program within the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), health care providers are relying more on consortia as a source of administrative and financial reprieve. We did some research and...
read moreBroadband Breakfast — Community Broadband Efforts Alive and Thriving in Ohio, Maryland and Utah
Big telecommunications providers are not making it easy for communities to step up and offer robust broadband service, even in low-density areas that the private sector has declined to serve for years, according to experts speaking at a July 23 Next Century Cities...
read moreGuest Blog: Monmouth Independence Network Expanding with Public-Private Partnership
We at the Monmouth Independence Network (MINET) are utilizing public-private partnerships to expand our broadband network into Dallas, Ore., following our success in Monmouth and Independence. The cities of Monmouth and Independence — both in Oregon — began building...
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