Brightspeed
TelecommunicationsNorth Carolina, United States1001-5000 Employees
Brightspeed is a telecommunications company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, with a workforce of roughly 1,001 to 5,000 employees. The company describes its mission as expanding connectivity by building fiber broadband infrastructure to serve millions of homes with fast, reliable internet, enabling uninterrupted streaming, gaming, and work. Recent announcements indicate office expansions and infrastructure investments across multiple states, including Valley, Alabama and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as North Carolina fiber infrastructure investments and Kansas facility expansions. Brightspeed has engaged in partnerships and community initiatives, such as collaborating with United Way of Cumberland County to expand access to books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and partnering with NC State University to support remote work training opportunities in rural North Carolina. In some materials, Brightspeed is described as the nation's third-largest fiber builder, reflecting its position within the fiber broadband market.