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First steps taken to build gigabit network in North Carolina

The Gig. U coalition of universities that is helping college towns across the U.S. get wired with super-fast broadband took a major step forward in its effort to bring gigabit speed broadband networks to more communities.

On Friday, Gig. U announced that it has helped the North Carolina Next Generation Network, a group made up four universities -- North Carolina State, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Duke and Wake Forest -- and six communities, put together a request for proposals for a project that will bring a next-generation broadband network to a large region of North Carolina.

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Universities to bring 1Gbps broadband to local communities

A group of 29 universities in the U.S. is banding together to bring ultra-high-speed broadband access to the communities surrounding their campuses in an effort to attract start-ups and spur innovation.

The project, called Gig.U, was announced today and aims to build world-class broadband infrastructure to attract high-tech start-ups to areas close to universities. Some of the sectors the project directors hope to target are health care, energy, and telecommunications.

Several of the universities participating in the program, including Arizona State University, Duke University, and University of Michigan, are not in a major metropolitan areas. And others, such … Read more