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Big news! Nearly $42 million for “last-mile” high-speed internet projects have been awarded in 23 Alabama counties.
(September 23, 2024) ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell: “Our state and so many partners are making continued progress in providing high-speed internet access to those unserved areas in Alabama.”
$53.5 million awarded for ‘Middle-Mile’ broadband service across 24 Alabama counties
(June 25, 2024) On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey awarded nearly $53.5 million to expand high-speed internet across Alabama in yet another milestone of the state’s longstanding effort to bridge the...
Opinion | Let’s accomplish our goal of high-speed internet for all Alabamians
(May 1, 2024) 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 me to...
Alabama exceeds $500 million in awarded broadband expansion grants as federal deadline looms
(March 19, 2024) Alabama’s ongoing initiative to expand broadband access across the state has now seen more than $501 million in grants awarded to internet service providers, an investment that...
Governor Ivey announces nearly $150 million for broadband expansion across Alabama
(Feb. 27, 2024) Governor Kay Ivey has announced the awarding of nearly $150 million to continue the expansion of high-speed internet service to unserved areas across Alabama. The 66 Capital...
Governor Ivey awards $188 million for ‘middle mile’ broadband projects with impact across the state
(Feb. 5, 2024) Governor Kay Ivey announced today the awarding of more than $188 million to continue the expansion of high-speed internet access in Alabama. The grants were awarded to...
Governor, leaders talk broadband, healthcare
(Feb. 2, 2024) Gov. Kay Ivey praised the state’s efforts to bring broadband internet service to rural areas Friday, speaking at DeKalb Regional Medical Center. “Alabama is a national model...
Gov. Ivey makes stop in Troy on Statewide Broadband Tour
(Jan. 11, 2024) Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey made a stop in Troy on Thursday as a part of her statewide Broadband Tour to discuss upcoming broadband projects in the Wiregrass....
Ivey makes 3rd broadband expansion tour stop in Atmore
(Dec. 13, 2023) Gov. Kay Ivey made her third stop during her broadband tour at Atmore Community Hospital on Dec. 13. Ivey was joined by Alabama Department of Economic and...
Ivey ‘breaks ground’ on Co-op broadband expansion
(Dec. 4, 2023) Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday, Dec. 4, made a stop at the Cullman Electric Cooperative for a ceremonial groundbreaking to signify the beginning of a new broadband...
Gov. Ivey visits Oakman to discuss broadband expansion
(Nov. 28, 2023) It was a historic day in Oakman on Tuesday when Gov. Kay Ivey visited the community for the first time to begin her broadband tour across the...
ADECA hosts broadband meetings in all 67 counties
(May 22, 2023) 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...
Alabama makes strides in broadband expansion
(Feb. 11, 2023) If you took a nighttime plane ride across much of the rural South in the early 1900s, you would see nothing but darkness on the ground below...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announces almost $200 million more available for broadband expansion
(Jan. 30, 2023) Alabama’s efforts to extend access to broadband service to unserved areas received a boost Jan. 26 with the U.S. Treasury Department approval of the state’s plan for the Capital...
Ivey announces $82 million “middle mile” broadband expansion
(Sept. 28, 2022) Nearly 3,000 miles of existing and new fiber infrastructure will be connected over the next three years thanks to an $82.45 million grant announced by Gov. Kay...
ADECA releases state’s official Alabama Broadband Map, Connectivity Plan
(Jan. 5, 2022) The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs today released the Alabama Broadband Map, the official broadband map for the state of Alabama. ADECA also released the...