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Tuberville pushes bill to bolster rural broadband, prevent taxation of deployment grants

WASHINGTON – As access to broadband advances through the state and the country, Sen. Tommy Tuberville reintroduced legislation to ensure rural communities can take...

Ivey awards $2.9M grant to expand broadband in Etowah County

MONTGOMERY – Spectrum Southeast has been awarded a $2.9 million grant to expand high-speed internet access in Etowah County, Gov. Kay Ivey announced. The grant...

State receives federal OK to deploy $1.4B broadband expansion plan

MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s proposal for deploying $1.4 billion in funds to further expand high-speed internet has received approval from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration,...

Drake State distributes Wi-Fi hotspots to Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary families

HUNTSVILLE -- Drake State Community and Technical College distributed Wi-Fi hotspots to families at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School. This initiative is part...

North Alabama counties get ‘last mile’ broadband funding

MONTGOMERY — A trio of north Alabama counties are among 23 in the state to share nearly $42 million for “last-mile” high-speed internet projects,...

Drake State launches survey to assess broadband accessibility in area

HUNTSVILLE – Drake State Community & Technical College has launched a survey aimed at assessing broadband accessibility and digital access in Madison, Marshall, and...

ADECA director: Fiber the gold standard, superior to other forms of broadband delivery

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

‘Middle-mile’ broadband provides ‘fundamental service’ for N. Alabama communities

MONTGOMERY – Residents and businesses in eight North Alabama counties will soon be able to enter the information age, thanks to the Alabama Fiber...

Pinson businesses, residents take on-ramp to internet superhighway with GoNetspeed

PINSON -- Residents and businesses in Pinson will soon have a high fiber diet. We're not talking about food, though. We're talking about the internet...

Boswell: Let’s cross the finish line and deliver high-speed internet for all Alabamians

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...