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Alabama receives federal approval to deploy $1.4 billion broadband expansion plan

Grayson Everett -
Alabama’s $1.4 billion proposal to expand high-speed internet has been approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Alabama Department of Economic and...

Nearly $42 million in broadband expansion projects awarded to 23 Alabama counties

Austen Shipley -
In the latest act of Alabama's years-long broadband expansion effort, Governor Kay Ivey announced an almost $42 million Capital Projects Fund grant to be...

Uniti Fiber to build 200-mile fiber network connecting Montgomery and Mobile

Austen Shipley -
In a move to connect data centers in two of Alabama's largest cities, Uniti Fiber announced plans to build a new 200-mile-long fiber network...

State Sen. Chris Elliott: A free-market solution has solved Alabama’s rural broadband challenge – and that’s okay

State Sen. Chris Elliott -
Alabama's leaders have made broadband access a top priority, and together, we have invested significant resources to achieve this goal.  The early efforts of...

Alabama Fiber Network announces executive leadership team

Grayson Everett -
Earlier this summer, Alabama Fiber Network, responsible for deploying critical middle-mile infrastructure throughout all 67 counties of the state, announced the selection of its...

Kenneth Boswell: Fiber is the gold standard, superior to other forms of broadband delivery

Kenneth Boswell -
When Governor Kay Ivey asked me to serve as Director of the Alabama Department of Community Affairs (ADECA), she made one thing clear –...

BEAM broadband awarded $2.9 million to bring high-speed internet to rural Lee County

Denise DuBois -
On Monday night, the Lee County Commission took a significant step toward bridging the digital divide by awarding BEAM Broadband $2.9 million from its...

Alabama Fiber Network, Governor Ivey celebrate launch of statewide broadband service

Grayson Everett -
Wednesday in Cullman, the Alabama Fiber Network (AFN), a coalition of eight electric co-ops and partners, officially launched its middle-mile broadband service. According to...

BroadbandNow ranking shows Alabama’s transformational leap in connectivity

Austen Shipley -
Alabama's broadband availability has continued to grow by leaps and bounds in recent years. In 2019, the state was ranked 47th in the U.S....

$53.5 million awarded for ‘Middle-Mile’ broadband service across 24 Alabama counties

Grayson Everett -
On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey awarded nearly $53.5 million to expand high-speed internet across Alabama in yet another milestone of the state's longstanding effort...

Metze to lead Alabama Fiber Network as inaugural CEO of state’s middle-mile broadband coalition

Grayson Everett -
On Tuesday, the Alabama Fiber Network (AFN), a coalition of eight electric co-ops and partners throughout the state, announced the hiring of Terry Metze...

Boswell: Let’s reach our goal of high-speed internet for all Alabamians

Kenneth Boswell -
I’ve worked with Governor Kay Ivey for quite a while, and when she says she wants something done, she means it.  When Governor Ivey asked...

AARP: Next steps to bridging Alabama’s digital divide

Candi Williams -
Alabama has a historic opportunity to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet to everyone in the state, no matter where they live or...

Uniti Fiber leads broadband expansion in Butler, Lowndes, and Montgomery counties

Austen Shipley -
Uniti Fiber, a provider of infrastructure solutions, is installing nearly 65 miles of "middle mile" broadband in Alabama's Black Belt region. The project is...

Spectrum brings much needed fiber-optic network to Lauderdale County

Austen Shipley -
Lauderdale County homes and small businesses are receiving a major upgrade in their internet connection thanks to a new fiber-optic network being installed by...

Chilton County residents share appreciation for reliable internet and Uniti Fiber – ‘connectivity is important’

Austen Shipley -
Uniti Fiber announced the completion of a major broadband project that will provide high-speed internet service along the U.S. 31 Corridor in rural Jemison,...

Meridiam breaks ground on $230M broadband project in Black Belt

Bud McLaughlin -
Meridiam, a sustainable infrastructure investment firm, broke ground on a transformative fiber project that will provide broadband access in the underserved Black Belt region...

Alabama invests $150 million in broadband expansion across 48 counties

Austen Shipley -
Governor Kay Ivey announced today that close to $150 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury has been allocated to...

Ivey awards $188 million for ‘Middle Mile’ broadband projects across Alabama

Austen Shipley -
Governor Kay Ivey announced major broadband news for rural Alabama at a press conference in her hometown of Camden on Monday. Ivey revealed that a...

Ivey talks telehealth and broadband during statewide tour stop in Atmore

Bud McLaughlin -
Calling broadband access "a lifeline," Gov. Kay Ivey made a visit to Atmore Community Hospital, the third stop on her broadband tour of Alabama. Ivey...

Ivey on ‘Broadband Tour’ promoting expansion

Austen Shipley -
As broadband access becomes increasingly important for every day life and business throughout the world, the state of Alabama is keeping in step by...

Fiber Utility Network now the Alabama Fiber Network

Austen Shipley -
Fiber Utility Network Inc. (FUN), a coalition of eight electric co-ops, their subsidiaries, and partners, announced major plans for the group Tuesday. To more accurately...

Skelton named CTO of Fiber Utility Network

Austen Shipley -
Chris Skelton, a broadband industry veteran of 30 years, has been named chief technology officer for Fiber Utility Network. The network is eight electric...

Adtran plans $5M expansion, 300 jobs to meet broadband needs

Bud McLaughlin -
Huntsville-based Adtran is expanding its advanced telecommunications equipment manufacturing to meet the growing demand for domestically produced network electronics, the company announced. The first American...
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