Broadband Internet

After building Greenlight, North Carolina’s first and only community-owned fiber network, Wilson County needed fiber technicians to install and maintain the network’s growing infrastructure. To meet this workforce need, Wilson County leveraged its unique assets in the tech industry to develop fiber optics training for anyone looking to develop skills in the industry. The fiber optics training program was such a success that in 2019 the County worked to expand the program and increase access to it. By leveraging its existing strengths in tech and creating workforce opportunities for residents, the County worked to expand tech opportunities across the region.

The Houston public school system capitalizes on an opportunity to partner with a private sector entity to develop an online learning curriculum.

A rural community that was cut-off from state-of-the-art broadband technology took matters into its own hands. Tryon financed and built a fiber optic network cable to provide its residents and businesses with broadband Internet access.