# Fiber and Carrier Research | What FOUND Checks

How FOUND checks fiber context for North Carolina sites: provider presence from public filings, nearby network facilities, and the questions for carriers.

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## Connectivity you can name

A site needs more than one way to reach the network. We look at which providers report service nearby and which facilities are close.

## What we check

- Providers that report service in the area in public federal filings.
- Nearby network facilities listed in public directories.
- Road and rail corridors that often carry long-haul fiber.

## Where the record stops

Provider presence is not a route map. Physically diverse paths and lateral costs come from the carriers themselves.

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