Brightspeed was the biggest winner, measured by number of grants, in the latest round of North Carolina broadband funding. The company won awards for seven counties.
The state didn’t reveal the amount of funding going to each of the 12 providers that won grants. But the total funding awarded was $33 million, with an additional $14 million to be provided by the selected providers.
The funding, which came through North Carolina’s Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program, will cover some of the costs of making high-speed broadband available to locations in 30 counties that currently lack service. The CAB award program was funded through the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Brightspeed was also the largest winner (by number of counties) in funding made available at the end of last month.
Here is a complete list of North Carolina broadband funding awards announced Friday:
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II, LLC): 5,920 homes and businesses in Alexander, Chatham, Craven, Harnett, Moore, Wayne, and Wilkes counties
- FOCUS Broadband (Atlantic Telephone Membership Cooperative): 224 homes and businesses in Pender County
- Foothills Broadband, LLC: 113 homes and businesses in Burke County
- Fybe (Roanoke Connect Holdings, LLC): 2,613 homes and businesses in Halifax County
- Riverstreet Networks (Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation): 1,539 homes and businesses in Currituck and Stokes counties
- RIVR Tech (LREMC Technologies, LLC): 716 homes and businesses in Hoke County
- Spectrum Southeast, LLC: 756 homes and businesses in Guilford and Rowan counties
- Star Communications (Star Telephone Membership Corporation): 202 homes and businesses in Bladen and Sampson counties
- Surry Communications (Surry Telephone Membership Corporation): 278 homes and businesses in Surry County
- Windstream North Carolina, LLC: 1,552 homes and businesses in Lee and Stanly counties
- Zirrus (Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corporation): 517 homes and businesses in Iredell County
- Zito Media (Zito West Holding, LLC): 84 homes and businesses in Mitchell County
Additional information about broadband in North Carolina, including links to state funding resources and grant awards made, state-specific Telecompetitor coverage, and more can be found on the Broadband Nation webpage for the state.
