Thursday, April 10, 2025

NCDIT Launches $17M Digital Opportunity Grant Program (NOW CLOSED) Funds Set to Expand Computer Ownership and Online Safety Resources to Aid Workforce Development

NCDIT today announced the launch of the state’s $17 million Digital Opportunity grant program, which will expand North Carolinians’ access to digital devices, help desk and technical support, as well as digital skills and online safety programs.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
NCDIT today announced the launch of the state’s $17 million Digital Opportunity grant program, which will expand North Carolinians’ access to digital devices, help desk and technical support, as well as digital skills and online safety programs.

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Cristalle Dickerson
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Governor Josh Stein Announces More NC Counties to Receive High-Speed Internet Governor Stein Announces More Than $31 Million in Broadband Projects to Connect 10,810 Homes and Businesses

Governor Josh Stein announced more than $31 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects to connect 10,810 households and businesses in 14 counties to high-speed internet.
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
Governor Josh Stein announced more than $31 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects to connect 10,810 households and businesses in 14 counties to high-speed internet.

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Cristalle Dickerson
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

359 Homes and Businesses in Haywood County to Receive High-Speed Internet NCDIT Announces $1.2 Million in Fiber Broadband Project Funding

The NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity today announced a $1.2 million CAB program fiber project to connect 359 households and businesses in Haywood County to high-speed internet.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
The NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity today announced a $1.2 million CAB program fiber project to connect 359 households and businesses in Haywood County to high-speed internet.

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Cristalle Dickerson
Friday, March 14, 2025

Three Western NC Counties Set to Receive High-Speed Internet NCDIT Announces More Than $10 Million in Broadband Projects to Connect 2,762 Locations

NCDIT’s Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity today announced more than $10 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects to connect 2,762 households and businesses in Cherokee, Clay, and Macon counties to high-speed internet.
Friday, March 14, 2025
NCDIT’s Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity today announced more than $10 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects to connect 2,762 households and businesses in Cherokee, Clay, and Macon counties to high-speed internet.

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Cristalle Dickerson
Friday, March 7, 2025

NCDIT Appoints Annette Taylor as New Deputy Secretary of Broadband and Digital Opportunity

Friday, March 07, 2025

The N.C. Department of Information Technology today announced Annette Taylor’s appointment as Deputy Secretary for NCDIT’s Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity, which was created in July 2021 to prioritize the state’s efforts to close the digital divide.

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Cristalle Dickerson
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

NC Receives Broadband Access Map Input for Nearly 40,000 Locations Responses will help create the most accurate maps of high-speed internet needs across the state

The NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity today announced that local and tribal governments, nonprofits and broadband service providers submitted 519 challenges to locations eligible for inclusion in the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. The challenges represent 39,424 homes, businesses and community anchor institutions.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity today announced that local and tribal governments, nonprofits and broadband service providers submitted 519 challenges to locations eligible for inclusion in the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. The challenges represent 39,424 homes, businesses and community anchor institutions.

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Cristalle Dickerson
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

NC Division of Broadband Launches Tech Resource Finder to Help North Carolinians Access and Use the Internet Website Links to 1,100+ Community Resources as Part of Governor Cooper’s Plan to Close the Digital Divide

Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced the launch of the state’s Tech Resource Finder, a new website that provides more than 1,100 resources that help North Carolinians use the internet, find public computers and Wi-Fi and access technical support and digital skills classes across the state.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced the launch of the state’s Tech Resource Finder, a new website that provides more than 1,100 resources that help North Carolinians use the internet, find public computers and Wi-Fi and access technical support and digital skills classes across the state.

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Cristalle Dickerson
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Thirty-Seven More NC Counties to Receive Expanded High-Speed Internet Access NC Broadband Division Posts New Scopes of Work for the Completing Access to Broadband Program

The NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Equity today posted Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program scopes of work to expand high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved homes and businesses at approximately 67,724 eligible locations in 37 counties.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
The NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Equity today posted Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program scopes of work to expand high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved homes and businesses at approximately 67,724 eligible locations in 37 counties.

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Cristalle Dickerson
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Fifty-Three More NC Counties to Receive Expanded High-Speed Internet Access NC Broadband Division Posts New Scopes of Work for the Completing Access to Broadband Program

The Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity today posted Completing Access to Broadband program scopes of work to expand high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved homes and businesses in 53 counties.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity today posted Completing Access to Broadband program scopes of work to expand high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved homes and businesses in 53 counties.

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Cristalle Dickerson
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

More North Carolinians Able to Get Online, Thanks to Partnership Between State Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity and NC 211 Collaboration Will Connect Individuals to Digital Support Services as Part of Governor Roy Cooper’s Plan to Close the Digital Divide

The NCDIT Division of Broadband of Digital Opportunity today announced a partnership with NC 211 to help individuals anywhere in the state access community resources that support internet affordability, access to computers and digital devices, digital skills and literacy, tech support and free Wi-Fi.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
The NCDIT Division of Broadband of Digital Opportunity today announced a partnership with NC 211 to help individuals anywhere in the state access community resources that support internet affordability, access to computers and digital devices, digital skills and literacy, tech support and free Wi-Fi.

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Cristalle Dickerson