RALEIGH, NC – The e-NC Authority has launched a new Web-based survey to obtain direct input about broadband access and use across the state.

The design and size of this survey will provide businesses, organizations, decision-makers and citizens with the most comprehensive and accurate information on the status, uses and challenges of high-speed broadband in North Carolina.

More than 100,000 North Carolina businesses, nonprofits, health organizations, local governments and households will receive an e-mail message this week with a link for participation in the survey. The e-mail request to complete the survey will be transmitted to recipients by Strategic Networks Group on behalf of the e-NC Authority and its collaborators. The survey will be active until May 19.

Late last year, the e-NC Authority was awarded a grant of $2,023,874 from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to carry out an in-depth, multi-year broadband mapping and planning project for North Carolina.

All North Carolina businesses, organizations and households are encouraged to participate even if they did not receive an e-mail invitation. The survey can also be accessed through the e-NC Authority’s Web site, www.e-nc.org.

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