PENDER COUNTY, FASTER INTERNET IS ON THE WAY!
FOCUS Broadband is dedicated to bringing high-speed internet to the rural communities of Pender County. Since 2020, we’ve secured over $25.6 million dollars in state and federal broadband funding to bring our 100% fiber optic network to unserved rural areas throughout Pender County. FOCUS Broadband has contributed more than $7.7 million dollars towards these projects.
Using a $21.6 million dollar grant awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect Program in 2020 and a $4 million dollar grant awarded in 2022 through the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant Program, FOCUS Broadband is working to connect over 7,000 addresses in rural Pender County to gigabit broadband speeds. Many residents and businesses in rural areas near Atkinson, Burgaw, Currie, Hampstead, Mapel Hill, Rocky Point, Watha, and Willard already have access to fast, reliable high-speed internet as part of this project!
We would like to offer our sincere thanks to the many residents, business owners, and community leaders who supported us in our work to secure these grants. Your support was a key factor in helping make our applications a success.
We are excited to be able to serve you!
Please refer to the map below to see where service will be available.
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October 7, 2024- Service is available in and around areas of Still Bluff, Canetuck, Atkinson, Currie, Hampstead, Rocky Point, Willard and Stag Park. Our office in Burgaw across from Four County Electric is also now open!
Construction is also underway along areas of Highsmith Road, Foxwood Drive, North Drive, Scott Road, Penderlea Highway, Wallace Airport Road, River Road and more. Please use the map below to see if your address is included in our future service area. We are grateful to Four County EMC for allowing us to use a portion of their fiber optic network to cross the Cape Fear River.
Additional areas near Penderlea, Watha, and Willard will also be built using a grant awarded to FOCUS Broadband in 2022. For more information, please see the map below.
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Service Available
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GREAT Grant
Reconnect Grant
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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.