359 homes and businesses in Haywood County to receive high-speed internet
The N.C. Department of Information Technology’s Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity announced a $1.2 million Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program fiber project to connect 359 households and businesses in Haywood County to high-speed internet.
This project will be funded by more than $850,000 from the federal American Rescue Plan awarded by NCDIT and nearly $365,000 from the selected broadband provider:
• Haywood County: Skyrunner, Inc. This award will provide high-speed internet access to 359 locations (27.24% of the county’s 1,318 eligible locations).
NCDIT announced the award during the 2025 North Carolina Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference in Winston-Salem to highlight the significant role mapping plays in both the state’s emergency response efforts for Hurricane Helene and in closing North Carolina’s digital divide.
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.
