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Fiber Utility Network Inc.(FUN), a coalition of eight electric co-ops, their subsidiaries, and partners, announced some big news for the group Tuesday. In an effort to more accurately reflect its role in the expansion of middle mile broadband throughout the state, FUN will now be known as the Alabama Fiber Network (AFN).

Vantage Point Solutions is officially an engineering firm of record for the Fiber Utility Network, Inc. (FUN), the group announced Monday. FUN is a coalition of eight electric co-ops, their subsidiaries, and key partners who want to expand the 3,000-mile network of both existing and new fiber infrastructure across 64 counties throughout Alabama.

Alabama has committed $537 million in federal funds for high-speed Internet under plans state lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey approved last year and during a special session this month.

The money will be used for grants to help companies install the fiber cable and other equipment needed to deliver broadband to areas that don't have it.

Alabama has been innovative in expanding access to high-speed internet into rural areas. Alabama has set an example for other states to follow.

If you took a nighttime plane ride across much of the rural South in the early 1900s, you would see nothing but darkness on the ground below because electricity at

This week in broadband builds: AT&T live in rural Indiana; Treasury awards $435 million to three states; FastBridge, Metronet, Magellan break ground; Alabama co-ops get millions for middle mile; more GREAT grants for Spectrum.

Money will be used to improve access to broadband through the state. 

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday awarded an $82.45 million grant for what she said will be a “transformative” project to expand broadband service in the state. Ivey said the

The governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey, awarded an $82.5 million grant for a "transformative" broadband expansion project. The grant will be used by Fiber Utility Network.