CAB Using Stop-Gap Solutions Funding

Overview

The notice of funding availability and guidance for the Stop-Gap Solutions program, which will provide $86 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to facilitate additional high-speed internet infrastructure deployments across North Carolina, will provide grants to counties to use as matching funds for new Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects and also broadband line-extension projects by internet service providers.

• Stop-Gap Solutions Program NOFA and Program Guidance
• Stop-Gap Solutions Program County Participation Form
• Stop-Gap Solutions Program County Evaluation Team Form

Webinars

Watch the CAB Program for Counties webinar from Aug. 26 below and download the slides

Prequalified Vendors

The following prequalified vendors are eligible to participate in the Stop-Gap Solutions program, which will fund both CAB program projects and broadband line-extension projects:

• AccessOn Networks, Inc.
• Atlantic Telephone Membership Cooperative (FOCUS Broadband)
• BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC (AT&T North Carolina)
• BalsamWest FiberNET, LLC
• Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC)
• Carolina West Wireless, Inc.
• Cebridge Acquisition, L.P. (NC CSC, LLC)
• Cherokee Cablevision, Inc.
• Citizens Telephone Company (Comporium Communications)
• CloudWyze, Inc.
• CND Acquisition Corporation (The Cable Company)
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (Comcast)
• Comporium, Inc. (Comporium Communications)
• Connect Holding II, LLC (Brightspeed)
• Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC (Conterra Networks)
• ERC Broadband, LLC
• Foothills Broadband, LLC
• French Broad Electric Membership Corporation
• Frontier Communications of the Carolinas, LLC
• HarvestBeam, Inc.
• LREMC Technologies, LLC
• MCNC
• NfinityLink Communications, Inc. (InfinityLink Communications)
• Northland Cable Television, Inc. (Vyve Broadband)
• North State Communications Advanced Services, LLC (Lumos)
• Open Broadband, LLC
• Open Fiber USA, LLC
• Randolph Telephone Membership Corporation (Randolph Communications)
• Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation (RiverStreet Networks (RSN))
• Roanoke Connect Holdings, LLC (Fybe)
• SkyBest Communications, Inc.
• Skyrunner, Inc.
• Spectrum Southeast, LLC
• Star Telephone Membership Corp (Star Communications)
• StarVision, Inc. (Star Communications)
• Surry Telephone Membership Corporation (Surry Communications)
• Ting Fiber, LLC (Ting Internet)
• Windstream North Carolina, LLC
• Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corporation (Zirrus)
• ZiTEL
• Zito West Holding, LLC (Zito Media)