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IT Services and IT ConsultingNorth Carolina, United States51-200 Employees
MCNC is a technology nonprofit that owns and operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). For more than 30 years, NCREN has provided Internet connectivity and related services to researchers, educators, non-profit health care facilities, public safety agencies, libraries, and other community institutions across North Carolina. As one of the country's premier middle-mile fiber networks, the organization relies on NCREN as a foundational broadband infrastructure for about 750 institutions, including K-20 education. MCNC tailors Internet services and applications to meet the needs of individual customers while supporting private providers in bringing cost-efficient connectivity to rural and underserved areas. Based in Durham, North Carolina, MCNC operates in the IT services and consulting space as a nonprofit focused on reliable broadband, cloud services, and related cybersecurity for public and community institutions. In 2025 it announced a strategic partnership with IBM and NVIDIA to advance its quantum initiatives.