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 Spectrum, a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving over 32 million customers in 41 states. The project has been made possible through the federal Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, two […]

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, Alabama. “Uniti Fiber is a committed partner in Alabama’s on-going rural broadband expansion efforts because we understand the economic and quality of life improvements that access to 21st Century technology can […]

Meridiam, a sustainable infrastructure investment firm, broke ground on a transformative fiber project that will provide broadband access in the underserved Black Belt region of Alabama. According to a news release, the firm will develop, build, finance, and manage a high-speed fiber-optic network that will extend fiber broadband to 53,000 households and businesses across more […]

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 sixteen Alabama internet service providers for the purposes of expanding high speed internet into portions of 48 counties in the state. “High-speed internet service continues to strengthen and expand across the […]

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 dozen entities from across the state will be receiving a portion of a massive $188,453,905 grant aimed at connecting some of the more isolated areas in Alabama with high speed, […]

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 discussed the importance of high-speed internet in allowing Alabamians to access telehealth services, while highlighting the progress being made in broadband projects in  Escambia and Baldwin counties, as well as […]

As broadband access becomes increasingly important for every day life and business throughout the world, the state of Alabama is keeping in step by providing some of the state’s most underserved and under connected areas with reliable high speed internet. To promote the progress being made, Governor Kay Ivey is currently on what her office […]

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 reflect its role in the expansion of middle-mile broadband throughout the state, FUN will now be known as the Alabama Fiber Network (AFN). Tom Stackhouse, AFN Chairman and Central Alabama […]

Chris Skelton, a broadband industry veteran of 30 years, has been named chief technology officer for Fiber Utility Network. The network is eight electric co-ops, co-op subsidiaries, and other partners whose common goal is to expand middle-mile broadband throughout the state. “Throughout my career in the broadband industry, I’ve tried to improve service for areas […]

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 company to increase domestic broadband electronics manufacturing for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, Adtran said it is investing up to $5 million and creating some 300 high-quality, good-paying […]

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 grant is worth $26.2 million. The new funding is a portion of the company’s $52.6 million fiber construction project known as “Connect Alabama” and will encompass 677 new fiber route miles. […]

Alabama recently received notification that we are in line to receive more than $1 billion in funding from the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. For years, Republicans in the Alabama Legislature have recognized the importance of providing broadband connectivity to our underserved areas. The need for high-speed internet has become increasingly urgent, with […]

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 released, showing where those active projects are lighting up.  It is called Be Linked Alabama. “While the Be Linked Alabama name may be new, the State of Alabama’s efforts to expand […]

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 to Broadbandnow.com. In keeping with her pledge to push for increased broadband access across the state, Gov. Kay Ivey, along with Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Director Kenneth […]

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 eight electric co-ops, their subsidiaries, and key partners who want to expand the 3,000-mile network of fiber infrastructure across Alabama. “The Fiber Utility Network has spent countless hours conceptualizing how […]

C Spire has completed the rebranding of Troy Cablevision, the telecom company announced today. In a news release, the company said the acquisition – which was announced in 2021 – has accelerated its fiber-based expansion throughout Alabama, providing ultra-fast broadband internet access and related services. The Troy Cable brand has become C Spire – all […]

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 and Information Administration today released the state allocations from the from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, […]

A walk through the streets of Old Alabama Town is like a step back in time. However, inside the buildings lining those streets will be technology that is ahead of its time. Uniti Fiber and the Landmarks Foundation have joined to bring 21st century technology to the 19th century Old Alabama Town attraction in downtown […]

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has reached an important milestone in broadband expansion by hosting community broadband meetings in each of Alabama’s 67 counties. The meetings, implemented through the Alabama Community Broadband Technical Assistance Program, are designed to bring community leaders to the table and provide state-level assistance to support local […]

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, Nutrition, and Forestry  Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy hearing this week. He was invited by Ranking Member Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who chaired the meeting. Fred Johnson of Rainsville, the CEO […]

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 called reliable broadband throughout the state, especially in rural areas, “vital.” “In today’s day and age, access to reliable internet service is not a want—it is a need. It’s vital,” said […]

In response to the critical need for internet access, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs has developed the Alabama Community Broadband Technical Assistance Program. Through this program, ADECA is providing technical assistance for communities seeking to expand broadband infrastructure and services in all of Alabama’s 67 counties. Meetings have been scheduled to produce […]

In response to the critical need for internet access, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs has developed the Alabama Community Broadband Technical Assistance Program. Through this program, ADECA is providing technical assistance for communities seeking to expand broadband infrastructure and services in all of Alabama’s 67 counties. The following meetings have been scheduled […]

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 leaders in both chambers. But while significant progress has already been made since lawmakers passed the first broadband initiative five years ago, much work remains ahead. Uniti (pronounced “unity”) Fiber is […]