The 75-page North Carolina Broadband Report landed with a thud – i.e. a big PDF file packed with maps, graphics and more – Tuesday. And it’s not light reading.

So, reaction from Internet providers in North Carolina to the McCrory Administration’s NC Broadband Report is still coming in.

But early indications are that the private sector players will call for “coming together” as well as community engagement to make universal access a reality by 2021.

Rondi Furgason, Vice President of Operations for CenturyLink in North Carolina, picked up on a recurring theme in the report:

Cooperation between government agencies, communities and the private sector.

“CenturyLink will continue to work closely with communities, local leaders and policymakers on creative public-private partnerships that bring high-speed internet services to more American homes and businesses,” she said in a statement in response to a series of questions from WRAL TechWire.

“It’s going to take everyone coming together to expand broadband to more North Carolinians.

“We’re happy to sit down with Governor McCrory and his administration to discuss his plan.”

The report’s authors don’t commit to any specific spending targets but do call for coordinated use of various grants, loans and other funds that might be available.

For example, Frontier Communications, is among the biggest acceptors of Federal Communication Commission funds to help underwrite the cost of broadband access into underserved, largely rural areas.

“Frontier applauds the Governor’s leadership and vision on broadband issues and supports enhancing broadband performance and availability for as many consumers as possible,” Frontier Southeast Region President Mike Flynn said in response to WTW’s email.

“Frontier is taking steps to expand access within its North Carolina service areas and elsewhere in the country where Frontier serves customers through its investment of private capital and its participation in the FCC’s ‘Connect America Fund’ initiatives.”

Frontier services the Durham area as well as much of western North Carolina that for years was serviced by Verizon. It also has a growing naton-wide service footprint, and Flynn said it is committed to partnerships as a means of expanding high-speed service.

“Frontier is actively engaged with communities across the nation and has been a strong advocate for policies that promote private and public partnerships across all levels of government,” he explained.

“We welcome the state’s increased focus on funding broadband expansion initiatives and look forward to the opportunity to expand this dialog in North Carolina.”

CenturyLink operates in much of eastern North Carolina in territory once serviced by Sprint.

WTW also has reached out to Google Fiber, AT&T and MCNC (which operates the state’s only beach-to-mountain fiber network) for comment. We will provide updates as more reaction becomes available.