Alabama State Broadband Office

Alabama State Broadband Office Overview

Alabama Broadband Grant Award Status

BEAD: $1.4 B

Alabama 5 Year Plan
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Initial Proposal Approved by NTIA
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Challenge Process Concluded
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ISP Selection Begun
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ISP Selection Complete
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Final Proposal Released for Public Comment

Treasury Capital Projects Fund: $191.9 M

Treasury Approved
Application Window
Awards Announced

Broadband Office Name:

Alabama Digital Expansion Division

Parent Department:

Department of Economic and Community Affairs

Alabama Broadband Director

Maureen Neighbors

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About Alabama Digital Expansion Division

The Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund is administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA.) Qualified Internet Service Providers were eligible for grants up to $1.5 million per project. They can apply separately for multiple projects. The accessibility fund program dispenses $20 million annually. 

Additionally, Governor Kay Ivery signed Senate Bill 215, or the Connect Alabama Act in July 2021. The legislation created the Alabama Digital Expansion Authority within ADECA to develop a statewide connectivity plan. It also created the Alabama Digital Expansion Finance Corporation. 

The Alabama Rural Broadband Coalition, a social infrastructure advocacy group, was essential to the legislation’s passage. Alabama ranked 47th nationally in broadband connectivity, and 73 percent of the state population does not have access to an affordable broadband plan, according to one July 2021 report. A 2019 U.S. Census Bureau’s survey also reports that the state ranks 46th in terms of number of households with a broadband subscription.

Alabama Broadband Articles

Dragonfly Internet and Alabama Power Forge Dynamic Alliance to Drive Rural Broadband Expansion in Escambia County, AL
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Dragonfly Internet and Alabama Power Forge Dynamic Alliance to Drive Rural Broadband Expansion in Escambia County, AL

April 09, 2024

Butch Brock

Alabama Gov. Ivey announces $150M to provide broadband to 54,000 locations Thumbnail Image

Alabama Gov. Ivey announces $150M to provide broadband to 54,000 locations

March 01, 2024

Carl Franzen

Alabama Broadband Investment Maps

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Alabama Map of Ready Strength Rank

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Alabama Yield on Cost Maps

Alabama broadband investment pricing and competition map

Alabama Pricing & Competition Map

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Alabama Map of Business Establishments in Underserved Areas

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Alabama Small Business Establishments Map

Alabama broadband investment map REC coverage

Alabama Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) Coverage Map

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Alabama Map of Anchor Institutions

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Alabama Provider Coverage Maps

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Map of Alabama Broadband Serviceable Locations