08.28.2025
Tracy Doaks Joins Broadband Bunch Podcast
MCNC President & CEO Tracy Doaks joined the Broadband Bunch podcast hosted by Pete Pizzutillo.
Tracy shares her journey from state CIO to leading MCNC, which operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network.
She discusses MCNC’s 5,000 miles of fiber, its role in telehealth, and how middle-mile networks empower last-mile providers to serve rural communities. The conversation covers broadband as infrastructure of opportunity, the impact of public-private partnerships, challenges with funding and affordability, and the growing importance of cybersecurity and resiliency. Tracy emphasizes how broadband adoption fuels education, healthcare, job creation, and thriving economies across North Carolina.
