Please help us protect more children from harm. Alabama has raised about $200 million for rural broadband projects. Governor Kay Ivey announced that the majority of this funding will be provided by the Alabama Fiber Network. 12 agencies get his GRA
Alabama increases funding to expand broadband internet to rural areas
Updated: February 5, 2024 at 6:35 PM CST
New grants will expand broadband service across Alabama. Kay Ivey, along with U.S. Rep. Terry Sewell and other Camden civic and business leaders, has committed more than $188 million to help providers install more than 4,000 miles of “middle mile” projects. announced a grant. We need to increase access to high-speed internet in every corner of our state, and today we are making great strides toward full broadband access,” Ivey said. “These middle mile projects are extremely beneficial to our anchor institutions and put us in a desirable situation where ‘last mile’ projects that provide broadband services to businesses and homes are more economical and achievable. Providers receiving grants include Coosa Valley Technologies Inc., Cullman Electric Cooperative, Farmers Telecommunications Corp., Alabama Fiber Network, Point Broadband, Tombigbee Electric Cooperative and Yellowhammer Networks. Some of the funds were utilized by Joe Biden’s American Rescue. Plan.Your Neighborhood: Local coverage from WVTM 13
New grants will expand broadband service across Alabama.
Governor Kay Ivey, along with U.S. Rep. Terry Sewell and other civic and business leaders in Camden, announced more than $188 million to help providers install more than 4,000 miles of “middle mile” projects. Announced subsidy.
“Like many other parts of Alabama, rural Alabama needs increased access to high-speed internet, and we are now making great strides toward full broadband access,” Ivey said. said. “These middle-mile projects are extremely beneficial to our core institutions and put us in a desirable situation where ‘last-mile’ projects that provide broadband services to businesses and homes are more economical and achievable. I will guide you.”
Broadband providers receiving grants include Coosa Valley Technologies Inc., Cullman Electric Cooperative, Farmers Telecommunications Corp., Alabama Fiber Network, Point Broadband, Tombigbee Electric Cooperative and Yellowhammer Networks.
Some of the funding was made available through President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
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