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NCDIT's Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity posted a request for proposals to identify one or more vendors to provide risk management services for its implementation of Governor Roy Cooper’s plan to close the digital divide.

NCDIT Broadband Infrastructure Office Director Angie Bailey was named N.C. Tech Association’s 2022 Tech Woman of the Year as part of the N.C. Tech Awards. NCDIT also had four finalists in awards for data analytics, cybersecurity, public safety and health care.

The NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity posted a draft request for proposals today for public review and comment.

Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce declaring North Carolina’s intent to participate in the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.

The Biden-Harris Administration’s "Internet for All" initiative will invest $45 billion to provide affordable, reliable and high-speed internet for everyone in the United States by 2030.

NCDIT Secretary James Weaver today announced Annette Taylor will join the Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity on May 2 as the new director of the Office of Digital Opportunity.

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will bring close to $1 billion in federal funding to help close the digital divide in North Carolina.

The Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program has enrolled 182,473 households in the state into the federal relief program, which helps families in need pay internet bills and fully participate in the digital economy.

Gov. Roy Cooper announces the creation of Office of Digital Opportunity, a first for the state and nation, to close the digital divide.

North Carolina households can get help paying for monthly internet service starting in May from a $3.2 billion federal COVID-19 relief program.