CAMDEN – Governor Kay Ivey today announced the awarding of more than 8 million to continue the expansion of high-speed internet access in Alabama.
The grants, totaling $188,453,905, were awarded to 12 internet service providers to install more than 4,000 miles of “middle-mile” projects throughout Alabama. Middle-mile projects help fill the gap in broadband expansion to make it more economically feasible and less labor intensive for providers to extend services to unserved businesses and households in the state.
Governor Ivey made the announcement of grants from the Alabama Anchor Institution/Middle Mile Grant Program in her hometown of Camden today. Wilcox County and other rural counties are among the areas in Alabama where the middle-mile projects will be completed.
“Rural Alabama, like so many other places in the state, is in need of increased access to high-speed internet, and today we are taking a significant stride in our journey toward full broadband access,” said…
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Author : Alyssa Turner
Office of the Governor of Alabama
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