Press Releases New Satellite Internet Pilot Program to Connect Students in Two N.C. Counties Thursday, March 04, 2021 The NCDIT Broadband Infrastructure Office and the Friday Institute at N.C. State University are leading a CARES Act-funded pilot to bring satellite high-speed internet service to students in Hyde and Swain counties. Broadband Infrastructure Office Releases Dashboards to Display North Carolina Broadband Survey Data Thursday, January 28, 2021 The dashboards, which are updated daily, include: a map with location-based results, a dashboard for visualizing survey results, information on methodology and field descriptions. Gov. Cooper Announces $1.5M Grant to Expand Internet Access in Caswell County Monday, January 11, 2021 RiverStreet Wireless of NC was awarded $1.5 million GREAT Grant for a project with the potential to connect 2,857 households and 61 businesses in Caswell County to high-speed internet service. Gov. Cooper Announces $30 Million to Expand Internet Access in Rural Areas Thursday, December 17, 2020 Nearly $30 million will go to fund 18 broadband infrastructure projects with a goal of connecting 15,965 households and 703 businesses in rural North Carolina to high-speed internet as part of the 2020 Special Supplementary Round of the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant program. State Agencies Receive Grants to Improve Telehealth, Digital Inclusion in Appalachian Region Monday, October 19, 2020 This digital inclusion program will expand healthcare and economic opportunities for disadvantaged groups in Macon, Madison and Mitchell counties. Acting Secretary Parrish Announces Device Day, Challenges Partners to Donate Computers Wednesday, October 07, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has proved challenging for North Carolinians without reliable and affordable high-speed internet service and adequate internet-enabled devices at home. Governor Cooper Proclaims Digital Inclusion Week in North Carolina Monday, October 05, 2020 North Carolina Digital Inclusion Week aims to underscore the importance of digital equity and to prompt digital inclusion efforts across the state to improve broadband access, foster adoption, increase computer ownership and promote digital literacy. Applications Open for $32M in Special GREAT Grant Funding to Expand Internet Access to Rural Areas Monday, September 14, 2020 Internet service providers and electric membership cooperatives can now apply for $32 million in pandemic relief grant funding to help bring high-speed internet access to rural North Carolina. Gov. Cooper Announces Nearly $40M to Connect Students and Communities to High-Speed Internet, Help Educators with Remote Learning Wednesday, September 09, 2020 Nearly $40 million is going to NC Student Connect, a partnership tackling internet connectivity gaps that disrupt remote learning for N.C. students. Gov. Cooper Announces Additional Funding to Connect More North Carolinians to High-Speed Internet Friday, September 04, 2020 Five new projects will expand high-speed internet access for residents in three rural counties, thanks to more than $4 million in supplemental GREAT grant funding through the COVID-19 Recovery Act. Pagination Page 1 Next page ››
New Satellite Internet Pilot Program to Connect Students in Two N.C. Counties Thursday, March 04, 2021 The NCDIT Broadband Infrastructure Office and the Friday Institute at N.C. State University are leading a CARES Act-funded pilot to bring satellite high-speed internet service to students in Hyde and Swain counties.
Broadband Infrastructure Office Releases Dashboards to Display North Carolina Broadband Survey Data Thursday, January 28, 2021 The dashboards, which are updated daily, include: a map with location-based results, a dashboard for visualizing survey results, information on methodology and field descriptions.
Gov. Cooper Announces $1.5M Grant to Expand Internet Access in Caswell County Monday, January 11, 2021 RiverStreet Wireless of NC was awarded $1.5 million GREAT Grant for a project with the potential to connect 2,857 households and 61 businesses in Caswell County to high-speed internet service.
Gov. Cooper Announces $30 Million to Expand Internet Access in Rural Areas Thursday, December 17, 2020 Nearly $30 million will go to fund 18 broadband infrastructure projects with a goal of connecting 15,965 households and 703 businesses in rural North Carolina to high-speed internet as part of the 2020 Special Supplementary Round of the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant program.
State Agencies Receive Grants to Improve Telehealth, Digital Inclusion in Appalachian Region Monday, October 19, 2020 This digital inclusion program will expand healthcare and economic opportunities for disadvantaged groups in Macon, Madison and Mitchell counties.
Acting Secretary Parrish Announces Device Day, Challenges Partners to Donate Computers Wednesday, October 07, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has proved challenging for North Carolinians without reliable and affordable high-speed internet service and adequate internet-enabled devices at home.
Governor Cooper Proclaims Digital Inclusion Week in North Carolina Monday, October 05, 2020 North Carolina Digital Inclusion Week aims to underscore the importance of digital equity and to prompt digital inclusion efforts across the state to improve broadband access, foster adoption, increase computer ownership and promote digital literacy.
Applications Open for $32M in Special GREAT Grant Funding to Expand Internet Access to Rural Areas Monday, September 14, 2020 Internet service providers and electric membership cooperatives can now apply for $32 million in pandemic relief grant funding to help bring high-speed internet access to rural North Carolina.
Gov. Cooper Announces Nearly $40M to Connect Students and Communities to High-Speed Internet, Help Educators with Remote Learning Wednesday, September 09, 2020 Nearly $40 million is going to NC Student Connect, a partnership tackling internet connectivity gaps that disrupt remote learning for N.C. students.
Gov. Cooper Announces Additional Funding to Connect More North Carolinians to High-Speed Internet Friday, September 04, 2020 Five new projects will expand high-speed internet access for residents in three rural counties, thanks to more than $4 million in supplemental GREAT grant funding through the COVID-19 Recovery Act.