Governor Ivey Awards $188 Million for ‘Middle Mile’ Broadband Projects with Impact Across the State

Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) announced the awarding of more than $188 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. The entities awarded grants are:

• Central Alabama Electric Cooperative
• Coosa Valley Technologies
• Cullman Electric Cooperative
• Farmers Telecommunications 
• Alabama Fiber Network
• JMF Solutions
• Joe Wheeler Electric Membership 
• Point Broadband
• Spectrum Southeast
• Tombigbee Electric Cooperative
• Uniti Fiber
• Yellowhammer Networks