Former Senior Policy Counsel at Next Century Cities, attorney, programmer, video game connoisseur, general computer nerd. All tweets are my own.
North Bethesda, MD
Joined January 2016
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We’re thrilled to welcome you to our inaugural public broadband conference at @NewAmerica! 🎉
Join us for a dynamic day of panels, conversations, and opportunities to engage with leaders shaping the future of community broadband. #CommunityFirst25
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Last December, @gigibsohn called 2025 a “big year for public broadband” and promised an in-person conference to match.
Next month, we’re making it happen. Join us for our inaugural public broadband conference in DC:
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"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees want to work. Americans want them to. President Trump should let them do their job." #ProtectConsumers #HandsOffCFPB @CRLONLINE
Let the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau do its job | Opinion trib.al/spWRF13
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From investing in transportation to boosting consumer protection, our members are ready to serve!
Welcome aboard, Senator Fetterman, Senator Kim & Senator Blunt Rochester👋
You really don't realize how much you rely on color in video games until you start playing Kurosawa mode in #GhostofTushima
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ACP, so hot right now. @corianzac has a paper broadband affordability/low-income access to broadband. One of the ideas I really like in this paper is enhancing census data collection so we can better evaluate program results. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Have you had a chance to read our recent Tech Policy Tidbits bulletin? We dive into the recent GAO USAC report, broadband in your state or territory and affordable broadband in America. Read it here:
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Everyone! Join me in an hour for @netinclusion's webinar on the #broadbandnutritionlabels hosted by @rcollinsOhio. Come learn about how helpful the labels will be, then stay for the amusement of anyone saying Ryan and both of us responding! Register here: digitalinclusion-org.zoom.us…
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Shannon Haynes, Town Manager for Breckenridge, Colorado, and Bo Ford, Digital Equity Manager for New Mexico State Library, joined @CorianZac at Mountain Connect in Denver for a panel discussion about broadband affordability. #MountainConnect nextcenturycities.org/the-fu…
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Universal Service Fund Reform remains a highly contested issue, but many don’t know about challenges to the program right now. NCC's @RyJulio35 takes a look at the ongoing USF lawsuits, their dispositions, and what that might mean for the reform debate.nextcenturycities.org/litiga…
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"It is time for each and every state to adopt DVC and have ASL-proficient representatives support their Deaf and Hard of Hearing residents." - NCC's Stacey Baxter in her latest piece for the NCC Newsletter.
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Dig into our June 2024 newsletter! We explore access and regulation, the importance of direct video calling, the state of the Universal Service Fund and more. issuu.com/nextcenturycities/…
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June 26, 2024 – Spectrum Policy and Smart Cities xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1YpKkwlBX…
Starting in two hours! Super excited to join this fantastic @BroadbandCensus panel of experts and talk about how spectrum management is impacting #SmartCities!
If you're interested, join us here: broadbandbreakfast.com/broad…
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Brittany-Rae G. from @NextCentCit shared an overview of her recent report, “Brick by Brick," where she examines how HBCUs used funding from @NTIAgov to strengthen and advance their respective campuses and communities.
Learn more: nextcenturycities.org/wp-con…
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Earlier this week, Next Century Cities' Senior Policy Counsel, @RyJulio35, sat down with ABC New York's Bill Ritter to discuss the Affordable Connectivity Program and the future of connectivity and access across the country.
Watch the full conversation: youtu.be/lpQCeo2n0jA
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Today marks the final day of the Affordable Connectivity Program’s last fully funded month. This potential loss of connectivity for so many households is unacceptable.
Read NCC's latest press release on the significance here: nextcenturycities.org/on-the…
Starting Now! Our storytelling workshop is going to be the most fun activity you could do all day! #BPT2024
Giving local officials direct access to the @FCC officials @AlejandroRoark and Hayley Steffen to ask the questions about what's impacting their communities the most is just one more way #bpt2024 is helping bring everyone to the table in D.C.!
