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General Government Goals & Guiding Principles <br /> GG-2: Support legislation, regulations and funding that <br /> would preserve local option and authority where needed to <br /> deploy community broadband systems and ensure commu- <br /> nity access to critical broadband services. <br /> • Telecommunications companies are not providing high- <br /> speed Internet in areas with sparse population, and rural <br /> areas of the state without access to this service are increas- <br /> ingly at an economic and educational disadvantage. <br /> • The towns of Wilson and Salisbury are the only local gov- <br /> ernments authorized to provide broadband services to their <br /> residents. <br /> • Counties should be able to participate in developing infra- <br /> structure and providing broadband services to underserved <br /> areas. <br /> GG-3: Support new or expanded state funding streams <br /> that will provide sufficient revenues to adequately fund the <br /> state's transportation infrastructure needs also to include <br /> coastal infrastructure, i.e. coastal storm damage reduction <br /> and shallow draft inlet maintenance. <br /> • Transportation and other infrastructure needs in our rapidly <br /> growing state are far outpacing available resources to pay <br /> for them. <br /> • Regardless of how transportation projects are prioritized, in- <br /> creased revenue will be necessary to meet more of these <br /> needs. <br /> www.ncacc.org I (919) 715-2893 <br /> 11 <br />