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Skelton named CTO of Fiber Utility Network

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

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...

C Spire awarded $26.2M broadband grant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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...