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Haywood County says federal, state programs have cut unserved broadband locations to roughly 120–131
Summary
At the Jan. 5, 2026 meeting, community and economic development manager Hannah White told commissioners multiple federal and state awards and provider builds have reduced Haywood County’s unserved locations from thousands to about 120–131 remaining and urged residents to verify service on the FCC map.
At the Jan. 5 Haywood County Board of Commissioners meeting, Hannah White, the county’s community and economic development manager, told the board federal and state broadband programs have closed most service gaps and that only about 120–131 locations remain listed as unserved.
"We have since received that right before Christmas," White said, referring to a recent federal approval for the BEAD program that adds funding and coverage requirements for rural areas. She reviewed several programs and provider awards that together reduced the county’s unserved counts from the thousands recorded in early COVID-era maps to the low hundreds now.
White described prior awards under the Rural Digital…
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