On June 11, 2025, Governor Josh Stein announced more than $58 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects to connect 10,076 households and businesses in 26 counties to high-speed internet. These projects will be funded by more than $41 million from the federal American Rescue Plan awarded by NCDIT and individual counties and nearly $18 million from the selected broadband providers:

Person County: Connect Holding II, LLC (Brightspeed)
These awards will provide high-speed internet access to 1,014 homes and businesses (52.02% of the county’s remaining 1,949 eligible locations after previous awards).

The CAB program’s procurement process creates a partnership between counties and NCDIT to identify areas that need access, solicit proposals from prequalified internet service providers, and quickly make awards. Awardees must agree to provide high-speed service that reliably meets or exceeds speeds of 100 Mbps download and 100 Mbps upload.

For more information about the NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity, visit ncbroadband.gov.