Residents in eight Western North Carolina counties could see improved internet access in the next three years as part of the federally-funded GREAT grant. The program will provide more than $16 million to boost broadband infrastructure in the latest round of federal funding which aims to expand affordable, high-speed internet in underserved areas, including Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, Swain, and Transylvania counties. Across North Carolina, thousands of households and businesses in 33 counties will get high-speed internet thanks to nearly $80 million in federal funding.
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