Lumos to Invest More Than $56 Million to Expand Fiber Optic Internet Access in North Carolina

Lumos, a leading 100 percent fiber optic internet and total home wi-fi service provider in the Mid-Atlantic, announced its $56 million investment to bring fiber services to residents and businesses of New Hanover County and the City of Wilmington (NC). Through this expansion, Lumos will provide portions of Wilmington and Carolina Beach, as well as the communities of Ogden, Myrtle Grove, Castle Hayne, and Wrightsboro (NC), with 655 miles of the latest fiber optic technology – bringing the community a network capable of delivering up to 385 times faster upload speeds and up to 30 times faster download speeds than traditional cable. The expansion highlights the company’s rapid growth and development plans as the third new market for Lumos in 2023. The engineering work will start in mid-2023.