CAB-2 Grant Zito Media Project 2025-2026
Project Overview: CAB-2 Grant Award in Swain County
Zito Media won the CAB-2 Grant Award in March of 2025 to serve 509 unserved and underserved locations in Swain County. All new locations will be served by Fiber-To-The-Home GPON, with a maximum bandwidth of 1000 Mbps downstream by 1000 Mbps upstream. The map indicates the original grant application areas.
What does CAB stand for? Completing Access to Broadband Program, a NC government program, funding the terrestrial deployment of broadband within unserved areas of economically distressed counties.
Project Stats
- Grant Awarded: $2,921,211.05
- Award Date: March 26, 2025
- Zito Match: $867,363.32 (30%)
- Swain Co. Match: none
- Total Locations: 509
- Contract Signed: NA
- One Year Schedule: Ends December 31, 2026
Project Updates
Date: August 27, 2025
Title: Project Update from Project Manager Dean Russell
Overview: This project has moved from design phase to getting Duke Energy pole permits. There are 509 locations.
Date: May 27, 2025
Title: Project Update from Project Manager Dean Russell
Overview: CAB2 is in design process.