Partnering with NC Broadband, a division of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, and ECC Technologies, Halifax County is gathering information on the number of households and businesses currently lacking service that are interested in purchasing it.
Part of this effort is a short broadband service survey asking residents to provide basic information regarding the availability of broadband Internet service at their home or business.
The survey consists of five simple questions and home address information and is designed to obtain service demand information related to the presence or absence of broadband service throughout the county or the need to improve current service levels.
“Many citizens in the remote areas of Halifax County don’t have broadband service at home,” County Manager Tony Brown said. “With recent legislation requiring North Carolina schools to convert to digital textbooks by 2017, broadband will be a critical component of education for the future.”
The survey is available by following this link. Paper copies of the survey are available at city and town halls, public libraries, Halifax Community College, the Halifax County Managers Office, Halifax County Cooperative Extension, Halifax County Health Department, Halifax County Department of Social Services and other locations.
The Halifax Library, located at 33 Granville Street in Halifax, will have computers available for citizens to complete the survey online.
All surveys should be returned to these locations by November 15.
“Halifax County encourages residents to complete this survey. The availability and use of high
speed internet is critical for education, health care, economic development, and government services,” Brown said.
Halifax County and the state Department of Commerce staff will identify those areas of Halifax County lacking broadband Internet service and will share this information with internet service providers and work with them to expand internet service in the county.
For additional information, please contact the Halifax County Manager’s Office at 252-583- 1131.
