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RALEIGH: Lynddahl Telecom America Inc. (LTA), a duct solutions company for fiber optics installations, will create 54 new jobs in Gaston County, Governor Cooper announced today.
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 9:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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877,255 N.C. Households Rely on the Affordable Connectivity Program to Get Internet Service and Stay Connected
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 @ 6:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Cooper Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Congress to Continue Program that Helps North Carolinians Afford High-Speed Internet
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 8:27 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper joined President Joe Biden in Raleigh today to announce $82 million in new investments from the American Rescue Plan’s Capital Projects Fund that will connect at least 16,000 North Carolina homes and businesses to high-speed internet
Published: Friday, January 19th, 2024 @ 7:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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Cutting-edge high-speed internet is on its way to some of North Carolina’s rural counties, Republican Senator Thom Tillis announced last month.
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 @ 9:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper Urges Congress to Continue Program that Helps NC Families Afford High-Speed InternetRALEIGH: Congress must act to reauthorize the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) so that people can continue to afford to connect to high speed internet, Governor Roy Cooper urged North Carolina’s Congressional delegation.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 9:49 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health, in partnership with East Carolina University and North Carolina State University, has been awarded a highly competitive Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society award
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 10:53 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ECU faculty guiding new inter-institutional research for equity initiatives
Published: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 @ 12:09 pm
By: ECU News Services
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper today announced the state’s first Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program awards totaling $22 million that will connect 6,012 households and 164 businesses in 14 counties to high-speed internet.
Published: Friday, October 13th, 2023 @ 6:07 pm
By: Governor's Office
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USDA funding will benefit 2,674 people, 84 businesses, 117 farms and four educational facilities
Published: Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 @ 5:15 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina is set to receive over $1.53 billion in federal funding to help with expanding high-speed internet across the state. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) made the announcement Monday.
Published: Monday, September 11th, 2023 @ 7:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Grants will bring broadband to 25,000 N.C. households in 33 counties
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 7:36 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded North Carolina more than $1.5 billion to fund high-speed internet infrastructure under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2023 @ 4:17 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: North Carolina will get $500,000 to help more low-income households afford monthly high-speed internet service, Governor Roy Cooper announced.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 12:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Tonight, Governor Roy Cooper will deliver his fourth State of the State address, emphasizing that North Carolina is at a pivotal moment with opportunities for historical investments rebuilding North Carolina’s infrastructure, communities and economy.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2023 @ 1:51 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State Awards $1.4 Million to Expand Digital Equity & Literacy Initiatives at Correctional InstitutesThe N.C. Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity announced $1.4 million for correctional institutions including Hyde Correctional Institute and Tyrrell Prison Work Farm
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2023 @ 8:23 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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State’s largest round of GREAT grant awards will connect nearly 85,000 households and more than 2,400 businesses to broadband
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 @ 9:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Beaufort County Community College (BCCC) congratulates Tracey Johnson on becoming the 106th president of the North Carolina Association on County Commissioners (NCACC). Johnson is the first president from Washington County, where she serves as chair of the board of commissioners.
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2022 @ 2:21 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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Grants funded by ARPA to connect 13,000 plus families to high-speed internet part of Governor Cooper’s plan to close the digital divide
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 8:25 am
By: Governor's Office
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If you are covering Kamala Harris’ visit to Charlotte today, please consider the following statement from the Republican National Committee:
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 12:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Grants to connect thousands more families to high-speed internet are part of Governor Cooper’s plan to close the digital divide
Published: Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 @ 8:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce declaring North Carolina’s intent to participate in the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 @ 11:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All Initiative will invest $45 billion to provide affordable, reliable and high-speed internet for everyone in America by 2030
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 12:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Applications are open for North Carolina’s government broadband grants. Taxpayer advocates hope the money is spent in the right places.
Published: Monday, February 7th, 2022 @ 5:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Internet Service Providers encouraged to apply for GREAT Grants by April 4
Published: Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 @ 10:58 am
By: Governor's Office
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As the federal government — and leaders in North Carolina — look to plow millions of taxpayer dollars into broadband growth, a possible merger between two internet providers with strong footprints in the state could help facilitate high-speed infrastructure development.
Published: Saturday, January 1st, 2022 @ 8:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A congressman from North Carolina has introduced a new bill to expand broadband access in rural America.
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 12:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly may allocate hundreds of millions in federal relief toward closing the digital divide this session
Published: Thursday, July 29th, 2021 @ 6:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Philip Klein of National Review Online documents the pandemic-related flight from traditional public education.
Published: Saturday, July 24th, 2021 @ 6:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill to distribute $750 million in federal funding to expand high-speed broadband internet access in all 100 counties in North Carolina passed the state House unanimously on Wednesday.
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 8:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper shared his recommendations for how North Carolina can most effectively invest in its recovery through the American Rescue Plan (ARP).
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 5:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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N.C. House Republicans have filed an ambitious bill that will allocate three quarters of a billion federal dollars toward broadband.
Published: Thursday, May 20th, 2021 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation Aimed at Connecting All 100 Counties
Published: Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 @ 9:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Urges N.C. Families to Sign Up Starting May 12 for Discounts on Internet, Computers
Published: Friday, May 7th, 2021 @ 2:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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