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Kinetic says fiber reached 15,800 more North Carolina homes. Here’s how to check yours

The third-quarter figure measures how many homes gained access. Kinetic’s address checker and the FCC’s broadband map can help residents find out what they can order.

A loose fiber connector beside a model house illustrates the gap between network reach and a household connection. AI-generated illustration. · The Union Press
A loose fiber connector beside a model house illustrates the gap between network reach and a household connection. AI-generated illustration. · The Union Press

Kinetic says it made multigigabit fiber available to 15,800 more homes in over 40 North Carolina communities during the third quarter of 2026. In its Nov. 10 announcement, the company named Concord, Harrisburg and Wingate among the places where it added fiber locations. The release gives a statewide count of homes reached and leaves open how many households signed up or which addresses were added.

Uniti, Kinetic’s parent company, counts reach and subscriptions separately in its quarterly filing. At the end of September, it reported about 2.2 million consumer premises passed and about 650,000 consumer fiber subscribers across Kinetic’s footprint. Uniti put the share of premises passed that had a subscriber at 29 percent. That figure covers the broader network and gives no take-up rate for the newly reached North Carolina homes.

Start with your street address on Kinetic’s North Carolina service page to see what the company offers there. The FCC’s National Broadband Map guide explains how to look up the same address, compare fixed providers by technology and see their maximum advertised download and upload speeds.

If the map lists Kinetic fiber at your address and the company turns down a request for that service, the FCC’s availability challenge guide explains how to dispute the listing. Select Fixed Broadband, then choose Availability Challenge beneath the address and select the provider and technology. Keep a record of the request and the provider’s response so you can document the discrepancy.

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