of North Carolinians have access to wireline service.
of North Carolinians have access to fiber-optic service.
of North Carolinians have access to cable service.
of North Carolinians have access to DSL service.
of North Carolinians have access to mobile broadband service.
of North Carolinians have access to fixed wireless service.
94.2% of North Carolinians have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
91.2% of North Carolinians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
14.7% of North Carolinians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, NC Broadband has been awarded $6,610,996 in federal grants for North Carolina's Broadband Initiative.
Another $120,685,297, accounting for 3.5% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in North Carolina.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 93.4% to 96.9% of North Carolinians.
In total there are 168 internet providers in North Carolina.
There are 585,000 people in North Carolina without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 1.1 million people in North Carolina that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 145,000 people in North Carolina don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
---|---|---|
Elizabeth City | 99.9% | 12 |
Kernersville | 99.9% | 15 |
Concord | 99.9% | 13 |
Raleigh | 99.9% | 19 |
Salisbury | 99.9% | 14 |
Wilmington | 99.8% | 13 |
Clayton | 99.8% | 12 |
Asheville | 99.8% | 17 |
Jacksonville | 99.7% | 12 |
Thomasville | 99.6% | 11 |
Goldsboro | 99.6% | 12 |
Durham | 99.6% | 16 |
Fayetteville | 99.6% | 15 |
Wilson | 99.6% | 15 |
Wake Forest | 99.5% | 15 |
Matthews | 99.4% | 13 |
Greensboro | 99.3% | 21 |
Asheboro | 99.3% | 13 |
Waxhaw | 99.0% | 11 |
Hickory | 99.0% | 14 |
Fuquay Varina | 98.8% | 11 |
Mount Airy | 98.8% | 10 |
Boone | 98.6% | 11 |
Monroe | 98.3% | 14 |
Greenville | 98.3% | 13 |
Rocky Mount | 98.2% | 13 |
Chapel Hill | 98.2% | 20 |
Shelby | 98.0% | 14 |
New Bern | 97.9% | 11 |
Burlington | 97.6% | 17 |
Lincolnton | 97.3% | 9 |
Morganton | 96.7% | 11 |
Lenoir | 96.6% | 11 |
Apex | 96.4% | 14 |
Sanford | 96.0% | 12 |
Henderson | 95.9% | 12 |
Statesville | 95.8% | 16 |
Lumberton | 94.6% | 11 |
Kinston | 94.5% | 9 |
Raeford | 93.0% | 9 |
Reidsville | 91.4% | 11 |
Lexington | 90.8% | 12 |
Hendersonville | 86.7% | 13 |
Marion | 84.6% | 11 |
Garner | 100.0% | 15 |
Gastonia | 100.0% | 15 |
Cary | 100.0% | 19 |
Charlotte | 100.0% | 32 |
High Point | 100.0% | 14 |
Hope Mills | 100.0% | 9 |
Huntersville | 100.0% | 16 |
Indian Trail | 100.0% | 14 |
Kannapolis | 100.0% | 10 |
Mooresville | 100.0% | 14 |
Winston Salem | 100.0% | 19 |