North Carolina Department of Information Technology
Three Western North Carolina Counties Set to Receive High-Speed Internet
The N.C. Department of Information Technology’s Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity announced more than $10 million in Completing Access to Broadband program projects to connect 2,762 households and businesses in Cherokee, Clay and Macon counties to high-speed internet. These projects will be funded by more than $7.5 million from the federal American Rescue Plan awarded by NCDIT and nearly $2.6 million from selected broadband providers:
NCDIT Appoints Annette Taylor as New Deputy Secretary of Broadband and Digital Opportunity
The North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) 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. Taylor joined NCDIT in May 2022 as the director of the Office of Digital Opportunity, established as the first of its kind in the nation.
Thirty-Seven More NC Counties to Receive Expanded High-Speed Internet Access
The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s (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. The division posted 53 additional CAB program scopes of work on
Fifty-Three More North Carolina Counties to Receive Expanded High-Speed Internet Access
The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s (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 93,674 eligible locations. The CAB program creates a partnership among state government, county leaders and internet servic
More North Carolinians Able to Get Online, Thanks to Partnership Between State Division of Broadband and Digital Equity and NC 211
North Carolinians will now be able to access community resources that support internet affordability, access to computers and digital devices, digital skills and literacy, tech support and free Wi-Fi with one call thanks to a partnership between the N.C. Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity and NC 211.
North Carolina Broadband Division Publishes $86 Million Notice of Funding Availability and Guidance for the Stop-Gap Solutions Program
The N.C. Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity 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 (ARPA) funds to facilitate additional high-speed internet infrastructure deployments across North Carolina. The Stop-Gap Solutions program funds are available for the following two uses:
Nineteen More Counties to Receive Expanded Internet Access through NCDIT’s Completing Access to Broadband Program
The N.C. Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity 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.
Nineteen More Counties to Receive Expanded Internet Access through North Carolina’s Completing Access to Broadband Program
The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity 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. These projects will be funded by more than $61 million from the federal American Rescue Plan awarded by NCDIT, more than $25 million from counties and nearly $26 million from selected broadband providers:
North Carolina Communities Awarded $30 Million to Help Close the Digital Divide
Across North Carolina, 63 community service, nonprofit, higher education and regional organizations will get $30 million in Digital Champion grants to help North Carolinians access and use high-speed internet.