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Most NC public schools can't afford to maintain student devices Nearly 75 percent of school districts in North Carolina report they don't have a sustainable funding source to maintain their fleet of computers, including student devices like Chromebooks. North Carolina public schools collectively spent more...	North Carolina Department of Information Technology Launches $1 Million Broadband Satellite Resiliency Grant The North Carolina Department of Information Technology announced a $1 million notice of funding opportunity for the Broadband Satellite Resiliency Grant program designed to strengthen local resiliency and provide high-speed internet redundancy...
North Carolina Benefits From 16,000 New Kinetic Fiber Builds Kinetic announced a major broadband expansion in North Carolina, delivering multi-gig fiber internet to an additional 16,000 homes across more than 40 communities in the second quarter of 2026. The expansion highlights Kinetic’s commitment to...	Collaborative Broadband Initiative Impact report The NC Rural Center has advocated for rural broadband for more than two decades, beginning with its leadership of the e-NC Authority, a statewide initiative created in 2000 to promote broadband deployment.8 Since then, the Rural Center has...