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Broadband

C Spire awarded $26.2M broadband grant

Austen Shipley -
C-Spire has been selected for the Middle Mile grant program, a Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration-led initiative, the company announced. The...

State Sen. Kelley: Need for high-speed internet is urgent

Keith Kelley -
Alabama recently received notification that we are in line to receive more than $1 billion in funding from the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment...

Be Linked Alabama: Interactive map lights up broadband growth

Grayson Everett -
Alongside Governor Kay Ivey’s announcement this week that federal dollars are quickly headed into broadband connectivity across Alabama’s 67 counties, an interactive website was...

Ivey seeks to better state’s broadband ranking

Austen Shipley -
It wasn't great news, but it wasn't terrible, either. Alabama ranks 24th in the country for the states with the best and worst Internet, according...

FUN is serious about broadband access

Austen Shipley -
Vantage Point Solutions has been named the engineering firm of record for the Fiber Utility Network, the company announced Monday. FUN is a coalition of...

Troy Cablevision rebrand completed, C Spire expands broadband access

Bud McLaughlin -
C Spire has completed the rebranding of Troy Cablevision, the telecom company announced today. In a news release, the company said the acquisition – which...

Alabama to receive $1.4B for broadband access

Bud McLaughlin -
The state will receive $1.4 billion to boost ongoing efforts to expand broadband access to unserved areas, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. The National Telecommunications...

Uniti brings new technology to Old Alabama Town

Bud McLaughlin -
A walk through the streets of Old Alabama Town is like a step back in time. However, inside the buildings lining those streets will...

ADECA hosts broadband meetings in all 67 counties

Grayson Everett -
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has reached an important milestone in broadband expansion by hosting community broadband meetings in each...

Alabama telecom CEO testifies on broadband needs

Bud McLaughlin -
WASHINGTON— Stressing the importance of broadband access to rural areas, the CEO of a North Alabama telecom co-op testified in a U.S. Senate Agriculture,...

Tuberville: Reliable broadband service in rural areas ‘vital’

Austen Shipley -
In his first hearing as ranking member of the U.S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (AG) Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, Sen. Tommy Tuberville...

ADECA broadband assistance meetings open to public

Bud McLaughlin -
In response to the critical need for internet access, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs has developed the Alabama Community Broadband Technical...

Broadband meetings set for Perry, Russell counties

Bud McLaughlin -
In response to the critical need for internet access, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs has developed the Alabama Community Broadband Technical...

Andy Newton: Rural broadband seeing progress; still work ahead

Andy Newton -
With the Alabama Legislature’s 2023 regular session well underway, the expansion of high-speed, rural, internet access remains top of the list of priorities for...

Community colleges offer courses, training in fiber optics

Grayson Everett -
In demand, no-cost, rapid training — is starting this week on 24 campuses across the state. That's the message Alabama's Community College System wants to...

C Spire expands ‘fiberhoods’ in south Alabama

Austen Shipley -
C Spire is accelerating its already massive growth throughout the Yellowhammer State with its latest move in south Alabama. The broadband juggernaut opened an office...

Scofield honored as ‘Guardian of Small Business’

Austen Shipley -
For his work in expanding broadband connectivity, State Sen. Clay Scofield received the Guardian of the Small Business Award today in Montgomery. "Senator Scofield has...

State sets broadband information sessions

Bud McLaughlin -
In response to the critical need for internet access, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs has developed the Alabama Community Broadband Technical...

Alabama cities on target for new business ISP

Kimberly Ballard -
Alabama may soon have another internet service provider for business and enterprise. Uniti Group, specialists in critical communications infrastructure, announced plans to introduce its fiber...

ADECA hosting broadband information meetings

Bud McLaughlin -
With more than half of the counties in the Yellowhammer State already accounted for, the Alabama Community Broadband Technical Assistance Program continues its information...

Broadband meetings reached more than half of counties

Austen Shipley -
Increased access to broadband has been the central topic of meetings throughout Alabama. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs began the information sessions...

Boswell: Alabama building on-ramps to information superhighway

Ken Boswell -
Infrastructure is critical to almost every aspect of daily life. You can’t get to work without roads, you can’t light your home without access to...

Alabama a model in broadband expansion

Sen. Clay Scofield,State Rep. Randall Shedd -
Alabama has made significant investments over the past five years to expand broadband access across the state, and as a result, we are making great...

Pace setting: C Spire moves CFO to Birmingham

Grayson Everett -
Appreciating the mutual investment between C Spire and developing fiber infrastructure across the state, the telecommunications company announced CFO Ben Pace is moving to...
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