North Carolina Draft BEAD Program Final Proposal Available for Public Commentary

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity released its draft Final Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program and seeks public comment. The proposal includes over $400 million in recommended BEAD awards to internet service providers. If approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), these federally funded awards will expand high-speed internet access to 93,138 households, businesses and community anchor institutions across the state by 2030. Comments on the proposal are due Sept 4.