Newsletters
Next Century Cities shares updates on our work and our member communities’ connectivity initiatives around the country in our biweekly newsletters. Past editions are archived below.
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- “Committed to Community” | 2022 Year in Review
- November 21, 2022 | NCC Releases Two Reports on Broadband Strategies in Texas and the Need for Tech Equity in K-12 Education
- October 4, 2022 | Next Century Cities Releases “Resounding Silence: The Need for Local Insights in Federal Broadband Policy-Making”
- July 26, 2022 |Welcome Cuyahoga County, NCC Visits the Midwest, Digging Into Federal Privacy Legislation
- June 29, 2022 | Federal funding is coming. Does your state have a plan?
- May 24, 2022 | The Broadband Access Summit, Mapping Your State, and Exploring Digital Equity
- May 2022 Pennsylvania Newsletter
- April 12, 2022 | Academic Partnerships Advance Connectivity Goals | Bipartisan Tech Recap, Recognizing Municipal Leaders, Broadband Communication Strategies
- March 2022 Pennsylvania Newsletter
- February 28, 2022 | Next Century Cities Writes Letters to U.S. Governors Urging Collaboration with Local Officials on Persistent Digital Divides
- January 28, 2022 |New Year, New Heights. The Return of Bipartisan Tech
- “If You Want to Go Far, Go Together.” | 2021 Year in Review
- November 22, 2021: Engaging with your Elected Officials | Why Community Engagement Matters | The 2021 NCC Survey
- October 19, 2021: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Broadband
- September 21, 2021: Hispanic Heritage Month | The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Rec0nnecting with Students
- August 12, 2021: The Ohio Case Study | Broadband Funding Alerts | NCC’s Conference Recap
- June 29, 2021: Local Efforts to Improve Broadband Mapping | Member News | NCC Welcomes New Member Municipalities
- May 25, 2021:Celebrating Memorial Day on the Appalachian Trail – Examining Broadband Initiatives in One of America’s Most Disconnected Regions
- April 30, 2021: Touring New England: Broadband Across the Region
- March, 31, 2021: From Sea to Shining Sea: Connecting Every American Means Connecting Hard-To-Reach Communities
- February 25, 2021: Dispelling the Myth: The Urban vs. Rural Digital Divide
- February 9, 2021: The NCC Weekly Bulletin – Closing the Digital Divide: What Does Your Community Need to from the Biden-Harris Administration?
- January 19, 2021: The NCC Weekly Bulletin – Community Level Perspectives Should Inform Federal and State Policy
- January 12, 2021: The NCC Weekly Bulletin – A Renewed Commitment to Broadband Access and Adoption in 2021
- December 21, 2020: The 2020 Next Century Cities Year in Review
- November 18, 2020: From Books to Broadband: The Critical Role of Libraries in Communities Nationwide
- October 21, 2020: Privacy and Cybersecurity are Critical to Advancing Access and Literacy
- October 7, 2020: To the Moon and Back: Expanding Digital Access and Equity in Michigan, New York, and Nationwide
- September 23, 2020: Arlington, Virginia is Working to Connect All Residents | Broadband Supports Democracy
- September 9, 2020: Broadband Access is Essential to Health and Wellbeing
- August 26, 2020: Strengthening Broadband Connections in Fort Collins, Lafayette, and Stillwater
- August 12, 2020: Connect 313 – Bringing Every Detroit Resident Online
- July 29, 2020: King County is Focused on Digital Equity | Seattle Passes Internet for All Resolution
- July 15, 2020: NCC Counties Are Broadband Innovators
- July 1, 2020: From Independence Hall to the Digital Square
- June 17, 2020: What is the cost if we are unable to bridge the digital divide?
- June 3, 2020: Next Century Cities is Working to Keep Members Connected
- May 20, 2020: How a School District in Santa Monica, CA Responded to COVID-19
- May 12, 2020: Expanding Broadband Access in Hanover, NH
- April 2020: Elevating the Importance of Digital Infrastructure in the Age of COVID-19
- March 2020: Broadband Access in the Wake of COVID-19
- February 2020: The Bipartisan Tech Policy Conference
- January 2020: NCC’s New 2020 Census Kiosk Toolkit
- December 2019: Building a Community Network
- November 2019: Local Efforts Lead the Way to Closing the Digital Divide
- October 2019: Engaging Community Members in Broadband Planning
- September 2019: The Opportunity of Municipal Broadband
- August 2019: City Leadership in Digital Equity
- July 2019: Welcoming Our New Executive Director
- June 2019: How Broadband Access Will Shape the Future of Work
- May 2019: How States Can Support Broadband Deployment
- April 2019: Tennessee Should Lift Municipal Broadband Restrictions