Raleigh, NC – North Carolina will get $500,000 to help more low-income households afford monthly high-speed internet service. The Federal Communications Commission has awarded the N.C. Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity an Affordable Connectivity Program…
Raleigh, NC – Governor Roy Cooper announced last week that nearly 85,000 households and more than 2,400 businesses in 69 counties are set to receive access to high-speed internet thanks to more than $206 million of Growing Rural Economies with…
By Johnny Kampis Raleigh, NC – N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein wants lawmakers to use millions won from a settlement with Dish Network for violating telemarketing laws to expand internet access for students, but legislative leaders are so far non-committal…
By Mike Peluso Pittsboro, NC – There are two options for the fiber build you may have noticed being put up on the south side of highway 64 west of Pittsboro. RTTI is coming over the Rocky River this…
by Raleigh, NC – North Carolina is already the homeschooling capital of the United States. Now the attraction of this education option is soaring higher than ever — thanks not to the actions of its proponents but to the antics…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Schools is using hotspot devices to provide options to help students needing more reliable home internet access. While hotspots are not complete solutions because they fully depend on cellphone coverage, they may be good fits…
by Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – Students won’t return to classrooms this school year, but instead will continue learning from home. Initially, Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order closing schools would have expired May 15. He announced Friday, April 24, the…
Join Chatham County Commissioner Pam Stewart for a town hall meeting on the subject of “The State of Internet Access in Chatham County, NC.” The meeting will start at 6:30 pm on Thursday, June 23 at the Agriculture Building Auditorium on 45 South Stree…