Charter won two grants totaling $5.7 million and GoNetspeed won a $2.2 million grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) this week. The funding will go toward the cost of deploying broadband in four counties. In…
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Two States Make Moves on Broadband Funding
Two states recently made moves on broadband funding. Funding bills were passed by legislatures and signed into law by governors in Alabama and Idaho. $260M in Alabama Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation to make $260 million in funding from…
Alabama Bill Would Use $260M of ARPA Funding for Broadband Deployments
Alabama legislators have proposed to allocate $260 million in funding for broadband deployments. The money would come from $1.1 billion recently awarded to the state through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). According to an Associated Press report, the bill…
Cable Rural Broadband Funding Explosion Continues with Latest Alabama Awards
The cable rural broadband funding explosion continues, as two cable companies took home the lion’s share of awards of awards announced in Alabama on Friday. Mediacom was the big winner in the announcement. The company was awarded $13.4 million in…
Four States Awarded $793.7 from Capital Projects Fund
Four states – Alabama, Kentucky, Nevada and Texas – have been approved for projects funded through the Capital Projects Fund (CPF). The awards were announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The awards total $793.7 million and will reach…
Eight More States Get BEAD, Digital Equity Planning Grants
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced another set of planning grants for its Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity programs. BEAD is a $42.45 billion program and Digital Equity is a $2.75 billion program….
Alabama Electric Co-ops Get $82.5M for Middle Mile Network
The state of Alabama has awarded $82.5 million to a corporation formed by eight rural electric cooperatives to fund a middle mile broadband network that will connect almost 3,000 miles of existing and new fiber infrastructure. The project is expected…
Charter, Comcast Win Alabama Rural Broadband Grants
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey today announced grants totaling more than $26 million to provide broadband in various rural areas of the state. The nine grants will go to broadband providers across the state, with the largest chunk going to Charter…
Brightspeed to Bring Fiber to 120K Homes and Businesses in Alabama
Brightspeed says that it will pass 120,000 locations in Alabama with fiber within the next few years. As is its pattern, the service provider divided the announcement into passings by the end of next year and the years beyond. In…
C Spire Fiber Projects Underway in Numerous Alabama Markets
C Spire says that fiber network construction has begun in Hoover and Homewood, Alabama and has provided updates to its other activity in the state. The activity is part of C Spire’s three-year $500 million investment in Alabama. All of…
C Spire Still Alabama Bound with Troy Cablevision Acquisition
C Spire is continuing its push into Alabama with a definitive agreement to acquire Troy Cablevision. The service provider serves part of the Wiregrass region that is in the southeastern part of the state. The transaction, which includes the Union…
C Spire Fiber Build Will Connect Alabama and Mississippi
C Spire has begun construction of a 243-mile fiber build from Meridian, MS to Homewood, AL. The work, which began in July, is expected to be completed next year. The project includes placement of conduit, ducting and fiber. It will…
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