Alabama Allots $188.5M for Middle Mile
Alabama awarded nearly $188.5 million for middle-mile broadband projects, said Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Monday. The governor’s office said 12 ISPs will install more than 4,000 miles of projects statewide, using federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.…
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“These middle-mile projects will be extremely beneficial to our anchor institutions, and it puts us in a desirable situation where the ‘last mile’ projects that will supply broadband service to businesses and households are more economical and attainable,” said Ivey. Awards included $128.8 million for Alabama Fiber Network, $21.5 million for Farmers Telecom and $7.3 million for Charter Communications.