About 9.5% of the state of North Carolina has fiber optic coverage available . Providers are working quickly to add fiber to more areas of the state because North Carolina is one of the nation’s fastest-growing states. CNBC named North Carolina the top state for business two years in a row. The growth is coming largely from people relocating from other parts of the U.S.
Here is a partial list of providers but this list is growing and so check directly for details.
- AT&T - Offer fiber-optic internet services in various parts of Charlotte and the Triangle Area
- CenturyLink - Fiber-optic coverage in several parts of the state
- Earthlink - Where available, the fiber speeds up to 5 Gig
- Frontier Communications - Provides fiber-optic internet in some regions of North Carolina up to 5 Gig
- Google Fiber - Available in certain cities like Charlotte and the Triangle area.
- Google Fiber - Available in the Triangle and Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Garner, Morrisville, and Raleigh. Also in parts of Charlotte.
- Greenlight - A local provider in Wilson, North Carolina, offering fiber-optic services
- Lumos - Offers 100% fiber optic internet in certain areas
- Open Broadband - A growing provider that aims to bring fiber-optic internet to underserved areas in North Carolina
- Spectrum - While primarily known for their cable internet, they also have fiber-optic services in select areas
- Windstream - Offers speeds up to 2 Gig where available
- Xfinity (Comcast) - Offers plans with cable and fiber
- T-Mobile Home Internet
- Verizon Home Internet
The average monthly cost for home internet in North Carolina is $84.30/mo. Overall in the U.S. about half of households pay between $60-$90/mo. for internet service.
