Press Releases

NC Broadband Division to Prequalify Internet Providers for $1.5B Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program

The Division of Broadband and Digital Equity today launched the prequalifying process for internet service providers to participate in the BEAD program that will provide $1.5 billion to North Carolina for high-speed internet expansion projects beginning in 2025.

Governor Cooper Encourages North Carolinians to Help Accurately Pinpoint High-Speed Internet Needs Across the State

Today, Governor Roy Cooper urged North Carolina local and tribal governments, nonprofits and broadband service providers to help identify areas across the state that need better access to high-speed internet.

NC Broadband Division Publishes $86M Notice of Funding Availability and Guidance for the Stop-Gap Solutions Program

The NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Equity today announced the notice of funding availability and guidance for the Stop-Gap Solutions program, which will provide $86 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to facilitate additional high-speed internet infrastructure deployments across North Carolina.

Nineteen More Counties to Receive Expanded Internet Access through NCDIT’s Completing Access to Broadband Program

The NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Equity today announced an additional $112 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects to connect 25,903 households and businesses in 19 counties to high-speed internet.

State’s Broadband Infrastructure Office Awards $10M in GREAT Grants in Six Counties to Expand High-Speed Internet Access

The NCDIT Broadband Infrastructure Office, part of the department’s Division of Broadband and Digital Equity, today announced $10 million in awards to deploy high-speed internet infrastructure to 2,254 homes and 70 businesses in six counties through the GREAT grant program.

NCDIT Announces $67 Million Completing Access to Broadband Awards to Expand Internet Access in 15 Counties

The Division of Broadband and Digital Equity today announced $67 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program awards to connect 15,835 households and businesses in 15 counties to high-speed internet.

Five More NC Counties to Receive Expanded High-Speed Internet Access

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.

Caswell and Warren Counties to Receive Expanded High-Speed Internet Access

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.

Three More NC Counties to Receive Expanded High-Speed Internet Access

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.

Cumberland and Swain Counties to Receive Expanded High-Speed Internet Access

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.