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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.

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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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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CarolinaLink Members Awarded $11.1 Million in Latest Round of NC GREAT Grant Funds

12/18/2020 12:00:00 AM

Raleigh, NC – Governor Roy Cooper announced yesterday that two CarolinaLink members, ATMC and Star Communications, were two of 11 recipients to receive funding through the...
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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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