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North Carolina’s member-owned broadband cooperatives connect more than 150,000 homes, farms and businesses in rural and suburban North Carolina. These are our stories.

Star Communications Board Names Donna Bullard Executive Vice President & CEO

12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM

Clinton, NC - The Board of Directors for Star Telephone Membership Corporation (STMC) announced today that Donna Bullard has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Execut...
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Surry Communications Celebrates with Dobson Rescue Squad on Foundation for Rural Service Grant Award

11/11/2022 12:00:00 AM

Dobson, NC -  The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), the philanthropic arm of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, today announced the recipients of 31 grants ...
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CarolinaLink Members Win More than $52 Million in NC GREAT Grant Funds

11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – This fall, Governor Cooper announced more than $260 million in NC GREAT Grant funding to provide internet access to rural communities across the state. The N...
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CarolinaLink Partner, AccessOn Networks, awarded $17.5 Million USDA ReConnect Gra

11/1/2022 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – In October, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that AccessOn Networks is the recipient of a $17.5 million-dollar USDA ReConnect Gra...
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FOCUS Broadband Awarded USDA ReConnect Grant to Bring High-Speed Internet to Thousands in Robeson County and Scotland County

9/22/2022 12:00:00 AM

Robeson County and Scotland County, NC – FOCUS Broadband announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the cooperative a $24.6 million dollar ...
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FOCUS Broadband Awarded $26 Million in GREAT Grant Funds

9/6/2022 12:00:00 AM

Shallotte, NC – FOCUS Broadband announced today that the company will receive more than $26.8 million in grant funding through the latest round of 2022 Growing Rural Econo...
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CarolinaLink Members Zirrus and RiverStreet Networks Announced as GREAT Grant Recipients

8/3/2022 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – Governor Cooper announced this week that North Carolina Broadband Cooperative Coalition members, Zirrus and RiverStreet Networks, were selected to receive gr...
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CarolinaLink Members FOCUS Broadband and Zirrus Announced as GREAT Grant Recipients

7/20/2022 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – Governor Cooper announced this week that North Carolina Broadband Cooperative Coalition members, FOCUS Broadband and Zirrus, were selected as two of the firs...
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North Carolina Broadband Cooperatives Apply for $120 Million in NC GREAT Grants

6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – Members of the North Carolina Broadband Cooperative Coalition (CarolinaLink) continue their work to bring high-speed internet to rural areas of the state by ...
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Surry Communications Awarded Contract to Provide Fiber Network to Unserved Communities

6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM

Dobson, NC – Surry Communications, a locally owned leader in telecommunications services, was recently awarded the contract by Surry County to construct a fiber-based...
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Students from CarolinaLink Companies Win National Scholarships through Foundation for Rural Service

5/17/2022 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC - Five students from CarolinaLink member companies were recently awardedscholarships through the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), an organization which supports r...
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North Carolina Broadband Cooperatives Apply for $89 Million in Federal Broadband Grants

5/9/2022 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – Members of the North Carolina Broadband Cooperative Coalition (CarolinaLink) continue their work to bring high-speed internet to rural areas of the state by ...
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CarolinaLink Continues Support of UNC Children’s Telehealth Programs

4/25/2022 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – CarolinaLink, North Carolina’s Broadband Cooperative Coalition, recently presented a $50,000 check to UNC Children’s Hospital as part of their te...
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FOCUS Broadband Partners with Four County Electric Membership Corporation to Help Bring Faster Internet to Duplin County

4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM

Duplin County, NC – FOCUS Broadband announced today that they are partnering with Four County Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) to bring fiber-optic delivered high-spe...
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Keith Holden Appointed by Governor Cooper to the North Carolina Underground Damage Prevention Review Board

1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC –Governor Roy Cooper recently appointed Keith Holden, FOCUS Broadband CEO and General Manager, to the North Carolina Underground Damage Review Board as the Tel...
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USDA-RD Announces $5.2 Million in Community Connect Grants for Rural NC

12/17/2021 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC - Rural Development State Director Reginald Speight and state and local officials traveled to rural areas in North Carolina to make announcements for the Comm...
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Randolph Communications Donates to Eight Local Food Banks

12/17/2021 12:00:00 AM

Asheboro, NC – Randolph Communications held their fifth annual Food Harvest Drive during the months of October and November, collecting non-perishable food items at t...
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ATMC Announces Name Change to FOCUS Broadband

12/3/2021 12:00:00 AM

Shallotte, NC – ATMC announced today that it is rebranding itself and will begin doing business as FOCUS Broadband at the start of the new year. The change in name is being m...
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ATMC Announces Project to Bring FOCUS Fiber Optic Broadband to All Members

10/7/2021 12:00:00 AM

Shallotte, NC - ATMC recently announced that the communications cooperative will soon begin a multi-year, $100 million-dollar construction project to replace all of its copper a...
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ATMC and BAND-NC Award $5,000 to Duplin County to Create Digital Inclusion Plan

7/15/2021 12:00:00 AM

Duplin County, NC – Duplin County recently received a $5,000 grant from ATMC through the Building a New Digital Economy in NC (BAND-NC) grant program. The grant funds, won...
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Randolph Communications Recognizes the Town of Bennett as a Smart Rural Community

6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM

Bennett, NC– Randolph Communications presented the Town of Bennett with a Smart Rural Community (SRC) si...
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Yadtel Board Names Ken Mills as CEO

6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

Yadkinville, NC – Yadtel has announced that Ken Mills, chief operating officer, will assume the role of chief executive officer as of June 1, 2021, following the reti...
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Randolph Communications Receives National Recognition as Gig-Certified and Smart Rural Community Provider

5/12/2021 12:00:00 AM

Randolph County, NC –Randolph Communications has been recognized by NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, as a Gi...
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Yadtel Receives $1.9 Grant to Expand Broadband In Davie County

4/23/2021 12:00:00 AM

Davie County, NC - Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corp. has received a $1.9 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance Grant from the U.S Department of Commerce Economic Developm...
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ATMC Makes Service Available in First Phases of Tabor City through USDA ReConnect Grant

4/6/2021 12:00:00 AM

Columbus County, NC – ATMC has announced that high-speed internet is now available in the first four phases of its ‘Faster Columbus’...
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Blue Ridge Energy Begins Construction on GREAT Grant Project in Partnership with Skyline/SkyBest Communications

2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

Lenoir, NC – Blue Ridge Energy has begun the engineering and construction of fiber-optic infrastructure to bring high-speed internet to parts of northern Caldwell Cou...
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NC Broadband Co-ops Support UNC Health Rural Children’s Telehealth Programs

2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – CarolinaLink, North Carolina’s Broadband Cooperative Coalition, announced a $500,000 commitment and 10-year partnership with UNC Children’s Hospi...
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CarolinaLink Highlights 2020 Member Accomplishments

1/5/2021 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – CarolinaLink, North Carolina’s Broadband Cooperative Coalition, today released a list of highlights accomplished by their members throughout 2020. Caro...
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Yadtel Awarded $2.3 Million USDA Reconnect Award to Bring High Speed Internet to Davie, Yadkin and Iredell Counties

10/26/2020 12:00:00 AM

YADKINVILLE, NC – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $2.3 million to provide broadband serv...
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ATMC Awarded $21.6 Million USDA Reconnect Award to Bring High Speed Internet to Pender County

9/11/2020 12:00:00 AM

Pender County, NC – ATMC announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the cooperative a $21.6 million dollar grant to help fund its ‘Fa...
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Randolph Communications Awarded $2.3 Million USDA ReConnect Grant to Bring High Speed Internet to Moore County

9/10/2020 12:00:00 AM

Moore County, NC – Randolph Communications announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the cooperative a $2.3 million dollar grant to help f...
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ATMC Awarded $1.2 Million to Serve Rural Areas in Duplin County

9/8/2020 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – Governor Roy Cooper recently announced that ATMC was one of 5 recipients to receive additional GREAT Grant funding made available by the COVID-19 Recovery Ac...
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ATMC Awarded $2.5 Million in GREAT Grant Funds to Serve Rural Areas in Columbus and Robeson Counties

8/19/2020 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – Governor Roy Cooper announced today that ATMC was one of 8 recipients to receive funding through the second round of the NC GREAT Grant broadband program. AT...
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CarolinaLink Highlights Member Accomplishments During Rural Broadband Week

8/17/2020 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – CarolinaLink, North Carolina’s Broadband Cooperative Coalition, is highlighting the accomplishments of their members during Rural Broadband Week, which...
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CarolinaLink Launches New Website

8/17/2020 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – CarolinaLink, the policy advocacy group representing North Carolina’s seven communications cooperatives, announced today a re...
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ATMC Offers New Discount on Broadband to Low Income Families

7/24/2020 12:00:00 AM

Shallotte, NC – ATMC announced that the cooperative has introduced a new broadband assistance program, called ATMC Lifeline Match, that will provide an additional discount of...
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Access/On Names Steve Ledford as Chief Executive Officer

7/16/2020 12:00:00 AM

Dobson, NC –The Board of Directors for Access/On announced today that Steve Ledford has been named Chief Executive Officer, following the retirement of Jimmy Blevins who held...
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ATMC Awards $35,000 in Community Grants

6/15/2020 12:00:00 AM

Shallotte, NC - ATMC recently awarded community grant funds totaling $35,000 to 15 local organizations. The funds were part of the cooperative’s grant program, which has awar...
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ATMC Completes NC GREAT Grant Project in Beaverdam

6/15/2020 12:00:00 AM

Columbus County, NC - ATMC announced today that it has completed its ‘Faster Columbus’ NC GREAT Grant project. With the completion of this project, households and busin...
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SkyLine/SkyBest Begins Construction of Wide Area Network (WAN) for Avery County Schools

6/15/2020 12:00:00 AM

WEST JEFFERSON, N.C. – SkyLine/SkyBest has been selected by Avery County Schools as a single-source provider of the school system’s Wide Area Network (WAN).  Wi...
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RiverStreet Networks Announces 2020 Scholarship Winners

5/14/2020 12:00:00 AM

WILKES COUNTY, NC - We would like to first and foremost congratulate the entire Class of 2020 on their success throughout their educational journey. You deserve immense recognit...
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ATMC Extends Keep Americans Connected Pledge through June 30th

5/13/2020 12:00:00 AM

Shallotte, NC – ATMC announced this week that the cooperative would extend its commitment to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Keep Americans Connected Pled...
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Announcing... SkyChange Round-up Program Launches This Month!

5/1/2020 12:00:00 AM

WEST JEFFERSON, NC -We are excited to announce a new round-up program that seeks to assist area non-profits that help those in need throughout our community, and we invite you, ...
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Surry Communications to Provide Internet to Students

3/24/2020 12:00:00 AM

Dobson, NC – Surry Communications announced today that effective immed...
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ATMC Completes Project 2019 Bringing Faster Speeds to More than 4,000 Customers

1/16/2020 12:00:00 AM

Shallotte, NC – ATMC announced today that they have completed their project to bring faster internet to over 4,000 of ATMC’s most rural members. This is a significant m...
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ATMC Awarded USDA ReConnect Grant to Bring High Speed Internet to Columbus County

1/1/2020 12:00:00 AM

Columbus County, NC – ATMC announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the cooperative a $7.9 million dollar grant to help fund its ‘Fast...
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USDA Invests $7.9 Million in Rural Broadband for North Carolina Families

12/11/2019 12:00:00 AM

Bolton, N.C. – Today, North Carolina Rural Development State Director Robert Hosford announced USDA has invested $7.9 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure t...
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USDA Invests $23.7 Million in Rural Broadband for North Carolina Families

11/6/2019 12:00:00 AM

CLINTON, N.C. – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced USDA has invested $2...
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RiverStreet Networks earns $1.9 million grant to build fiber network

10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM

Wilkesboro, NC – The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a federal grant to RiverStreet Networks in the amount of $1,933,204. The grant is part of the USDA’s Comm...
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New Partnership to Test Models that Could Bring High-Speed Internet to Unserved and Underserved Rural North Carolinians

3/6/2019 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives and RiverStreet Networks today announce a partnership to enable the expansion of high-speed internet access to un...
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Surry Telephone Unveils Brand Refresh

4/9/2018 12:00:00 AM

Dobson, NC - April 9, 2018 Surry Communications has unveiled their new logo as part of a brand transformation. The updated look and feel was created to better represent their curre...
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