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Watch public broadband forum with Chris Mitchell
The video of the talk by Christopher Mitchell, director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative, presented in Seattle in October, is now available online. He discussed the realistic feasibility...
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Internet’s Hot Newsmaker: Net Neutrality
It was hard to make it through 2014 without coming across the term Net Neutrality somewhere, whether a newspaper headline, an online blog, a television story, or a radio program. In just the first...
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Hey cities, why not neighbors that share broadband?
The National League of Cities blog features a call for municipal broadband programs and policies to increase affordability by enabling greater sharing of Internet service. The proposal is written by...
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Wave Cable Customers – Save the Date June 8
The City’s Office of Cable and Broadband invites Wave cable customers to a community meeting to give your input on Wave’s performance as a cable service provider. Wave’s current franchise with the...
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Mayors support FCC proposal on low income broadband
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has joined mayors and city officials from across the country to support the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposal to improve internet access for low-income families...
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Digital NW Broadband Summit March 21
Join local and federal policymakers from across the Northwest region for a free Broadband Summit in Seattle on March 20-21, 2016, hosted by Next Century Cities and the National Telecommunications and...
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How fast is your Internet?
Last month the City of Seattle launched a new tool to collect resident internet speeds. To date, nearly 1,600 tests have been taken. The Seattle Broadband Speed Test tool measures the upload and...
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CenturyLink opens Seattle customer service center
Seattle residents now have a local place to visit to pay their bill, discuss account issues or test new CenturyLink cable products. On April 1, 2016, CenturyLink opened its Seattle customer service...
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Comcast offers Internet Essentials to Seattle seniors
Low-income seniors (62+ years old) now qualify for Comcast’s Internet Essentials program. Comcast’s Internet Essentials program offers cable home internet with speeds up to 10 Mbps for $9.95 (plus...
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