Calabash, NC – FOCUS Broadband recently presented the Town of Calabash with a sign which designates the town as a Smart Rural Community. This designation, given by The Rural Broadband Association, highlights projects across the Nation which make rural communities vibrant places to live and do business through the implementation of innovative broadband-enabled solutions.

The Town of Calabash received this recognition because of the recent work FOCUS Broadband has done to install a new, state-of-the-art fiber optic network in the town’s business district. More than one hundred Calabash businesses now have access to FOCUS Broadband’s fiber optic network which offers faster speeds, more bandwidth and increased reliability.

The work is part of the company’s $100 million-dollar, multi-year plan to upgrade its entire service territory to fiber optics. The Calabash business district, along with the Seaside business district and surrounding residential communities are among some of the recent areas to be upgraded. FOCUS Broadband is committed to contributing to business growth and economic development in Brunswick County, and over the last several years has worked to upgrade business districts in Shallotte, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Oak Island, Belville and Boiling Spring Lakes with fiber optic technology.

“We are so appreciative of FOCUS Broadband’s longstanding commitment to serving the residents and businesses in Calabash,” commented Calabash Mayor, Donna Long. “We are excited that businesses here now have access to a fiber optic network, which we know will be vital in helping our town continue to grow and flourish.”

FOCUS Broadband has helped bring fiber optic technology to public schools, local health care facilities, communications centers, as well as many other vital businesses and organizations in rural areas throughout southeastern North Carolina. FOCUS Broadband’s drive to provide cutting-edge technologies to communities served by the company, along with ongoing network upgrades and expansion efforts, was a major factor in the company being named a Smart Rural Community Provider by The Rural Broadband Association. 

To find out if fiber optic service is available at your Calabash business, please call 888-367-2862.