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FOCUS Broadband Completes First Round of GREAT Grant Projects in Chowan and Perquimans Counties FOCUS Broadband announced that nearly 4,000 addresses in Chowan and Perquimans (NC) counties now have access to fiber optic high-speed internet with speeds of up to 5 Gbps, thanks to two North Carolina Department of Information Technology Growing...	Governor Josh Stein Awards 17 Counties, 11,816 Households & Businesses with High-Speed Internet North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced more than $41 million in Completing Access to Broadband program projects to connect 11,816 households and businesses in 17 counties to high-speed internet. These projects will be funded by more than $...
North Carolina Launches $17 Million Digital Opportunity Grant Program The North Carolina Department of Information Technology announced the launch of the state’s $17 million Digital Opportunity grant program, which will expand North Carolinians’ access to digital devices, help desk and technical support, as well as...	In the Wake of Disasters, Rural Health Could End Up Running on Sunshine When Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina, tens of thousands of residents were left without electricity for days and even weeks. In Hot Springs, flooding forced the shutdown of the Marshall Substation.