On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced more than $63 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects to connect 18,889 households and businesses in 30 counties to high-speed internet. Currituck County was included among these 30 counties!
For Currituck County, a CAB Award of $2,865,396 was given to Connect Holding II, LLC (Brightspeed). This award will provide high-speed internet access to 1,354 homes and businesses (83.94% of the county’s 1,613 eligible locations). Terms of the award include that project construction must be completed by December 31, 2026. Service must be offered to subscribers for a minimum of three years after completion of construction.
The official press release from the state is available here. The federally funded awards are administered by the NC Department of Information Technology.
1,354 eligible locations in Currituck County will receive access to high-speed internet through the CAB Award.
