North Carolina is a technology leader among states. Esteemed for a culture of learning and research, North Carolinians realize that technology is essential to being competitive on a global stage - whether it be finance, manufacturing, or medicine. North Carolina continues to take great steps to address the broadband landscape across the state. For years, state government has monitored and invested in the expansion and adoption of broadband.

Connect North Carolina offers a deeper understanding of the broadband landscape with its new broadband inventory map. Through a rigorous system of broadband data collection, GIS analysis, and data verification, the map showcases granular, street-level broadband availability from more than thirty broadband providers across the state.

This map enables any North Carolina resident or business to search an address and generate a list of broadband providers serving that location. But this inventory also depends on the feedback of North Carolinians who come across glaring contradictions in the service claims on the map and reality on the streets. This map, along with the feedback of residents and businesses from across the state, will better equip North Carolina to address the lack of broadband adoption.

Please take a moment to review the Connect North Carolina Web site: check broadband coverage in your area, offer feedback regarding the map, and commit to improving broadband availability and adoption across the state.

The future of broadband mapping and expansion in North Carolina will be conducted through the stimulus-funded State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program, of which the Rural Economic Development Center, Inc. and the e-NC Authority are designated entities.