Source: Kirk Ross, CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS, 8/1/18


Advocates for expanding broadband access in small towns and rural areas of North Carolina say a new grant program passed this year by the legislature offers a much-needed boost, but the state still faces major logistical and policy hurdles in extending services to all parts of the state. According to the Federal Communication Commission’s narrow definitions of what constitutes broadband service, almost 94 percent of the state has access to it.

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