COLUMBUS COUNTY, FASTER INTERNET IS ON THE WAY!
FOCUS Broadband was recently awarded a grant totaling $4 million dollars through the North Carolina Department of Information Technology GREAT Grant Program to provide high speed internet service to over 1,500 homes and businesses in unserved and underserved rural areas near Evergreen, Acme-Delco, and Prosper.
In 2020, FOCUS Broadband was awarded two grants through GREAT Grant Program. Using those grant funds, FOCUS Broadband is currently working to provide a 100% fiber optic network with speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second to over 2,600 residents and businesses in the communities of Boardman, Cerro Gordo, Clarendon, Ricefield, Sandyfield, Fair Bluff and areas just outside of Chadbourn, Tabor City and Whiteville, Service is already available in many of these areas.
Also in 2020, FOCUS Broadband completed a construction project funded by the NC GREAT Grant program which enabled us to serve nearly 800 homes in the Beaverdam and Williams Township communities. FOCUS Broadband was required to make a matching investment for the grant and contributed additional funds to expand the project to reach an additional 400 homes and businesses outside the grant area.
In November of 2019, FOCUS Broadband was awarded a ReConnect Broadband grant by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Using these funds, FOCUS Broadband has been working to bring fiber optic delivered Internet with speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second, TV, and telephone service to more than 4,000 unserved and underserved homes and businesses located near Hallsboro, Tabor City, Lake Waccamaw and other northern Columbus County communities. Service is already available for many living in these areas.
We would like to offer our sincere thanks to the many residents, farmers, business owners and community leaders who supported us in our work to secure these grants. Your support has been a key factor in helping make our applications a success. We are excited to be able to serve you.
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April 25, 2024 – We have completed our 2019 Columbus ReConnect Grant Project and our 2020 Columbus GREAT Grant project. Service is now available in and around areas of Boardman, Evergreen, Sandyfield, Cerro Gordo, Hallsboro, Lake Waccamaw, Tabor City, Buckhead, Fair Bluff and several areas north of Highway 74.
We are also nearing completion of our 2022 Columbus GREAT Grant project. Please use the map below to see if your address is included in our future service area.
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The map shown is for illustrative purposes. All FOCUS Broadband services may not be available at all addresses. Actual availability of services is not guaranteed and must be verified before an order may be placed. Availability of services at specific addresses may be impacted by a multitude of factors including our ability to obtain permission to construct on private property. Addresses which require construction of network facilities over 1,000 feet may necessitate the customer pay aid in construction charges.