North Carolina Announces $67M ARPA Funds for Broadband Expansion

June 18, 2024 – The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s Division of Broadband and Digital Equity announced Monday a $67 million award to provide high-speed internet to more than 15,800 addresses across 15 counties through the Completing Access to Broadband program. 

The CAB program, which was appropriated $400 million from the American Rescue Plan, facilitates collaboration between counties and NCDIT to identify areas lacking internet access, solicit proposals from prequalified internet service providers, and swiftly award contracts to bridge the digital divide. Selected providers are required to deliver speeds of 100 megabits per second for both downloads and uploads.