ASHEBORO and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Feb. 28, 2018) –MCNC, the non-profit owner and operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), today announced that 22 Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) now have direct connections on MCNC-maintained fiber network facilities from Greensboro to Hamlet. [Read the full news release at MCNC | News.]