Today NCACC President Johnson convened the Connecting Counties Task Force on broadband to engage with NCDIT partners and Charter Policy. The meeting included an overview of digital equity plans, inclusion initiatives, and grant opportunities. #NCCounties #ConnectingCounties

A business prospect shared the following from Spectrum. Affordable internet is NOT increasing 60% after a year. A small increase to adjust for inflation, yes, but this is ridiculus. Stop giving them grants. Jim Stritzinger @BroadbandIO @DougDawson_CCG @FLDEO

I'll have much more to say in the coming days and weeks, but I want to thank everyone for their love and support here, in messages, emails and phone calls. I'm especially moved by the support of those who have disagreed with me on the left and the right.

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The Division of Broadband & Digital Equity was awarded a $500,000 grant from the FCC to help more people afford high-speed internet. The grant will help NCDIT reach its goal of enrolling 1 million N.C. households in the Affordable Connectivity Program. bit.ly/40eF1Mh

I’m really proud of the work Annette Taylor Kiya Edwards, and Maggie Woods are doing to bring every single available federal dollar back to North Carolina to make sure every eligible North Carolinian knows how to access the Affordable Connectivity Program.

Join ARC & @ruralinno tomorrow, April 6, at #Broadband Bootcamp! Attendees will learn about federal & regional grant programs, state & local funding, private financing & how to prepare competitive applications for #Appalachian communities. Register now! bit.ly/3ZmT0ja

Seas will rise in Charleston 3-4x more quickly than the global average - drumbeat beginning in The Washington Post story today: washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… #chswx Charleston Weather - chswx.com

Your input matters! Attend a regional session to share your community’s needs for access to affordable, high-speed internet service, devices and digital skills resources with us. Your feedback will help inform state plans to close the digital divide. ncbroadband.gov/register.

There’s still time to register for an NCDIT regional session to share input on your community’s needs for access to affordable, high-speed internet service, devices and digital skills resources. Space is limited, so register now at ncbroadband.gov/register.

Fin de la Brecha Digital. Recorrido de escucha, desde las montañas, hasta las costas. Comparta sus opiniones sobre el acceso a Internet de alta velocidad y necesidades de igualdad digital en su comunidad. Su opinión es importante. Regístrese en: NCbroadband.gov/register

Great crowd at @WilsonArtsNC for the 2023 Gig East Summit! James Amato is starting us off, keynote address happening in 15 minutes. #gigeastsummit #readysetevolve

So excited to share that MCNC has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for its High-speed Economies for Rural Opportunity, or HERO Project. mcnc.org/knowledge-cent…

The Fiber Broadband Association was honored to join President Biden and senior Administration officials today at the White House in celebrating the allocation of $42.5 billion of broadband funding enabled by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. (1/5)

Honored to be invited to the White House today for the state funding allocations for the broadband deployment grants. internetforall.gov/news-media/bid…

This partnership is great news for counties across western North Carolina. With $2.5B in ARPA plus BEAD funds, mapping and planning support for counties is critical. Thanks Dogwood Health Trust and @NCRuralCenter for your leadership here.

Interview with Will Aycock and Rebecca Agner with the City of Wilson, NC at this year's Gig East Summit. Click the link below to listen. #broadband #podcast broadbandbunch.com/podcast/broadb…

Delighted to announce that I am now officially a Board Member of Tucows, which includes Ting Internet. Ting provides Gigabit+ symmetrical service at very affordable prices on community broadband networks. Excited to help Tucows achieve its goals! tucows.com

President Biden: Let me close with this. I know I'm not a young man. I don't walk as easily as I used to. I don't talk as smoothly as I used to. I don't debate as well as I used to. Well, I know what I do know. I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. I know how to

Wow. Thousands of Americans are rallying outside the Capitol to protest Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s destruction of the US government. We need more of this. (video per Andrew Leyden)