Press Releases 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. Gov. Cooper Announces More Than $12M to Expand Internet Access Wednesday, August 19, 2020 People living and working in 11 rural counties will get expanded high-speed internet service thanks to more than $12 million in grants awarded by Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration. Feasibility Study Recommends Ways to Increase Access to Broadband, Telehealth Services in Western N.C. Friday, July 24, 2020 The study identified the broadband, health care and telehealth assets and gaps in the 20 coal-impacted counties in the Appalachian region in order to design pilot programs that leverage technology to provide appropriate clinical interventions, improve the local population’s health, increase local workforce participation and ultimately improve local economies. North Carolina State IT Department and Broadband Office Announce Broadband Survey and Encourage Statewide Participation Wednesday, July 15, 2020 The North Carolina Broadband Survey will help the N.C. Department of Information Technology gain a better understanding of internet speeds and the need for high-speed internet in the state. School Buses to Serve as Wi-Fi Hot Spots for Remote Learning Wednesday, May 06, 2020 As many as 280 school buses will carry Wi-Fi hotspots donated by AT&T, Google and Duke Energy Foundation to support remote learning during COVID-19. NCDIT Secretary Eric Boyette Announces North Carolina Broadband Indices at IEI Forum Monday, February 10, 2020 The N.C. Broadband Office has released two unique indices providing an accurate picture of the state’s broadband access, adoption and digital divide. Work Underway to Expand High-Speed Internet in Jones County Friday, January 31, 2020 The Broadband Infrastructure Office gave Eastern Carolina Broadband and Jones County a $270,901 GREAT grant to bring high-speed internet service. State Broadband Office Expanded Broadband Access, Worked to Close the Digital Divide in 2019 Friday, January 03, 2020 The N.C. Broadband Infrastructure Office made great strides in 2019 toward its goal that every resident have affordable, high-speed internet access. Pagination Page 1 Next page ››
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.
Gov. Cooper Announces More Than $12M to Expand Internet Access Wednesday, August 19, 2020 People living and working in 11 rural counties will get expanded high-speed internet service thanks to more than $12 million in grants awarded by Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration.
Feasibility Study Recommends Ways to Increase Access to Broadband, Telehealth Services in Western N.C. Friday, July 24, 2020 The study identified the broadband, health care and telehealth assets and gaps in the 20 coal-impacted counties in the Appalachian region in order to design pilot programs that leverage technology to provide appropriate clinical interventions, improve the local population’s health, increase local workforce participation and ultimately improve local economies.
North Carolina State IT Department and Broadband Office Announce Broadband Survey and Encourage Statewide Participation Wednesday, July 15, 2020 The North Carolina Broadband Survey will help the N.C. Department of Information Technology gain a better understanding of internet speeds and the need for high-speed internet in the state.
School Buses to Serve as Wi-Fi Hot Spots for Remote Learning Wednesday, May 06, 2020 As many as 280 school buses will carry Wi-Fi hotspots donated by AT&T, Google and Duke Energy Foundation to support remote learning during COVID-19.
NCDIT Secretary Eric Boyette Announces North Carolina Broadband Indices at IEI Forum Monday, February 10, 2020 The N.C. Broadband Office has released two unique indices providing an accurate picture of the state’s broadband access, adoption and digital divide.
Work Underway to Expand High-Speed Internet in Jones County Friday, January 31, 2020 The Broadband Infrastructure Office gave Eastern Carolina Broadband and Jones County a $270,901 GREAT grant to bring high-speed internet service.
State Broadband Office Expanded Broadband Access, Worked to Close the Digital Divide in 2019 Friday, January 03, 2020 The N.C. Broadband Infrastructure Office made great strides in 2019 toward its goal that every resident have affordable, high-speed internet access.
