Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative

Round 1: Job Creation and Stimulus To date, MCNC has awarded contracts for Round 1 to the following ﬁrms:

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Fiber Technologies: Construction/installation of fiber in western N.C. Globe Communications: Construction/installation of fiber in southeastern N.C. Comtech: All fiber splicing related to this portion of the project Cisco Systems: Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution CommScope: Fiber-optic cable and materials ONUG Communications: Engineering design, project planning, and related services

Through these contractors and their subs, the Round 1 portion of the project is projected to create and/or save 230 jobs. MCNC will add a few jobs to administer and oversee the build of the ﬁber, but most will be contracted positions with vendors handling various aspects of the project.

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Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative

Published on Jul 24, 2013

Noah Garrett

The GLRBI includes more than 2,000 miles of new fi ber throughout 69 counties that will ensure community anchor institutions throughout the state will have access to unlimited amounts of bandwidth now and into the future. Consumers and small businesses along the fi ber build also will be reached with enhanced broadband service through wholesale and last-mile commercial telecommunications and cable providers with whom MCNC has and is forming partnerships. The GLRBI bridges the prosperity gap by delivering critical middle-mile broadband infrastructure and direct connections throughout the state. Sixty-Seven of the 69 counties impacted are either completely or partially underserved, according to the BTOP/BIP defi nition of underserved.

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