Broadband and communications
Cabarrus County – Windstream CAB Broadband Deployment (2024 Award)
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Verified Project Information
Summary
Cabarrus County partnered with NCDIT and Windstream North Carolina through the Completing Access to Broadband program to extend high-speed fiber service to unserved and underserved locations across the county.
Current stage: Under construction.
Current condition: Active.
Key Facts
Estimated Cost
No overall project cost is published.
Latest Progress
2025-06-19: Windstream reported that construction began on the Cabarrus and Stanly County CAB fiber expansion. The Cabarrus portion was described as approximately 95 miles serving more than 1,000 locations, with completion expected by the end of 2026.
Project Leaders
Cabarrus County
Project sponsor
North Carolina Department of Information Technology
Project sponsor
Windstream North Carolina LLC
Project constructor, Project owner
Project Funding
Funding type: Mixed public private · Status: Allocated
Other funding contributors: Windstream North Carolina LLC, North Carolina Department of Information Technology, Cabarrus County
Timeline
Kinetic breaks ground on Cabarrus and Stanly fiber expansion
Windstream reported that construction began on the Cabarrus and Stanly County CAB fiber expansion. The Cabarrus portion was described as approximately 95 miles serving more than 1,000 locations, with completion expected by the end of 2026.
Stage after event: Under constructionProvider reports multi-county fiber deployment plan
Windstream reported that its Kinetic fiber project in Cabarrus and Union counties would add 125 miles of fiber, reach 1,392 combined locations, and target completion by the end of 2026.
Stage after event: Under constructionWindstream selected for Cabarrus County CAB award
NCDIT announced that Windstream North Carolina, LLC was the selected CAB provider for Cabarrus County. CAB awards require public and provider contributions and service of at least 100 Mbps download and upload.
Stage after event: Funded or programmedCabarrus County CAB scope posted
NCDIT posted the CAB scope of work for Cabarrus County, describing approximately 3,200 eligible locations and a state-county-provider partnership funded through the American Rescue Plan.
Stage after event: Planning or feasibility
Geography
Project site / location
No site geography relationship is published.
Affected / impact geography
- Cabarrus County, NC
Map
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Government Sources
- Primary
- North Carolina Department of Information TechnologyNCDIT Announces $67 Million Completing Access to Broadband Awards2024-06-17Primary
- North Carolina Department of Information TechnologyCAB Program Scope of Work Announcement for Cabarrus County2024-04-04Primary
Media Coverage
Broadband Communities · 2025-06-20
Kinetic breaks ground in NC's Cabarrus and Stanly counties (opens original source in a new tab)
Broadband Communities reports that Kinetic's Cabarrus and Stanly County fiber expansion is expected to reach more than 1,000 Cabarrus locations and complete by the end of 2026.