PA 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...
read moreNext Century Cities Staff Leads Municipal Broadband Masterclass at the University of Virginia
Last month, Next Century Cities staff members visited the University of Virginia to host a master class on municipal broadband. They were invited by Dr. Christopher Ali, an Assistant Professor of Media Studies, and his undergraduate internet policy students. Deb...
read moreU.S. News & World Report — In Vermont, High-Speed Internet for All Gets More Likely
It's A familiar scene in rural Vermont: Cars cluster after hours outside libraries or cafés that offer Wi-Fi – residents sponging internet service that they can't get at home. A mom brings her middle-schooler, who finishes his homework with notebooks and a laptop laid...
read moreSmart Cities Dive — Municipal broadband internet: The next public utility?
As the need for equitable internet access becomes increasingly important to leaders, some cities are taking matters into their own hands and setting up municipally owned and operated networks.
read morePA TIMES — Policymaking in the Public Right-of-Way: Home Rule
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...
read moreTaking the Next Steps Toward Bipartisan Tech Policy Solutions
On a snowy Tuesday morning during the federal government shutdown, 140 people came together from across the political spectrum in search of solutions to improve Internet access for everyone. Coordinated by Next Century Cities, Public Knowledge, and the American Action...
read moreGuest Blog: Wilson Greenlight Trains the Next Generation in Fiber Optic Basics
Mark Boxer facilitates an in-class interview with Dr. Schultz, a co-inventor of fiber optics Wilson not only is North Carolina's first gigabit city, now it is the state's first gigabit city that has started a "Fiber Optics Basics" training course with its community...
read moreHost a Municipal Broadband Screening in Your Community
Trying to spark a conversation about municipal broadband in your community? Host a screening of the short film Do Not Pass Go! The documentary follows filmmaker Cullen Hoback’s visit to Pinetops, North Carolina, to investigate the battle between municipal networks and...
read moreTelecompetitor — Connect America Fund Accountability Act Aims to Ensure Broadband Performance
The Connect America Fund Accountability Act, introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Doug Collins (R-Georgia), aims to ensure that network operators who deploy broadband using Connect America Fund dollars are delivering the required broadband...
read moreCommunity Broadband Networks — Reaching Across the Aisle on Tech Policy
Despite the ongoing saga of what has become the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, elected officials and policymakers still managed to gather at Google’s Washington, D.C., office yesterday for the Opportunities for Bipartisan Tech Policy conference.
read moreSmart Cities Dive — Nonprofit releases guidebook to help cities become ‘broadband ready’
As more cities look to expand broadband internet options, the nonprofit Next Century Cities has released the policy guide "Becoming Broadband Ready," which offers step-by-step guidance on how to assess and establish broadband...
read moreStateScoop — Broadband expert says USDA shutdown is hurting rural internet expansion
For municipalities looking to start their own broadband services, 2019 hasn’t gotten off to a great start. While there is more technical assistance available than ever before, the federal government’s partial shutdown has been a hindrance, panelists said at an event...
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