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December 5, 2025

Broadband

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House and Senate reach deal to fund scholarships, Medicaid

September 6, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A deal has been struck between the North Carolina House and Senate on additional funding for clearing the waitlist backlog for the Opportunity Scholarship Program, as well as an increase in funding for […]

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New Mexico sees TV tech as one fix to K-12 internet divide

November 27, 2021 Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press

Santa Fe, N.M. — Internet problems continue to slow down many students in the U.S. state of New Mexico, but a pilot project using TV signals to transmit computer files may help. Last Thursday, state […]

Article

Broadband, education atop Cooper’s $5.7B virus aid proposals

May 20, 2021 Gary D Robertson Associated Press

RALEIGH — Broadband, K-12 and higher education, local infrastructure and targeted businesses would be among the greatest beneficiaries in Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposals unveiled Wednesday on how to spend $5.7 billion in federal COVID-19 aid […]

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THOMPSON: Rural NC businesses need better broadband to stay competitive

March 31, 2021 Gregg Thompson

Running a small business isn’t easy in the best of times, and these aren’t the best of times. Social distancing and concerns over spreading COVID-19 forced many small businesses to try to connect with customers […]

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Eastern Carolina Broadband sees success in rural internet expansion

December 9, 2020 Elizabeth Lincicome, North State Journal

DUPLIN COUNTY — Nearly three years have passed since Susan G. Myers, along with a group of local entrepreneurs and small business owners in and around Eastern North Carolina, had the courage and vision to […]

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USDA announces $2M broadband investment for rural N. Carolina

September 16, 2020 Emily Roberson

WEST END — The Trump Administration announced last week that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $2 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in North […]

Features

Rural broadband program seeks to increase access

October 23, 2019 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina has some of the best overall internet connectivity rates in the Southeast, but some areas still have no internet access at broadband-speed levels, according to the Federal Communications Commission. The areas […]

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