Ala. Announces Nearly $150M in Last-Mile Grants

Alabama awarded $148.3 million for last-mile broadband through the U.S. Treasury Capital Projects Fund, the governor's office said Tuesday. The state awarded 66 grants to 16 internet service providers across 48 counties, it said. Grant winners included AT&T ($7 million), Charter Communications ($44.8 million), Mediacom ($22.8 million) and Central Alabama Electric Cooperative ($22 million). The last-mile awards follow $188.5 million in middle-mile grants announced by Gov. Kay Ivey (R) earlier this month (see 2402050059).