Federal government to give NC at least $100 million to invest in internet

Some $45 billion of funding under the infrastructure law will be allotted nationwide to improve access to high-speed internet. North Carolina is due to receive at least $100 million of that funding, according to Raimondo.

"Every American deserves access to internet, period," Raimondo said.

The paln is to proivde internet access to all Americans by 2030.

Raimondo said this initiative was the "biggest investment in internet ever in our nation's history."

"Internet is not a luxury. It’s a necessity," she said. "It’s about accessing healthcare."

Here is a look at the percentage of population wihtout internet, according to the same data:

The federal funds can be used for laying cable and giving people computers.

"If you don't know how to do it, if you can't afford to access it, if you don't have a device and can't afford one, then you can't be connected," Cooper said.

Kramden Institute student Lorie Lewis said what she's learned at the nonprofit has changed her life.

"It's opening doors for me, and helping me to be able to teach my granddaughter about computers," Lewis said.