Citizens for a Digital Future recognizes that adoption of and access to broadband technology -- and its enhancements -- has become increasingly critical to the environment, for education, economic development and health care, among others. Our members support and advance public policies that encourage broad deployment and robust enhancement of broadband and digital technologies.
The Brewton Standard posted an article discussing broadband grant funding in Alabama that will help increase access for unserved and underserved individuals. To read the full article, please click here.
An article in the Mississippi Press found that despite billions of federal dollars and grant money allocated in broadband stimulus funding nationwide, Internet access is still hardest to come by in Mississippi and Alabama. Click here to read the article.
The Montgomery Advertiser writes about next steps for the Connecting Alabama initiative. Read the article here.
In May of 2009, Alabama passed into law the Communications Modernization and Lifeline Improvement Act (formerly known as SB 373). The passage of this bill updated Alabama’s current telecommunications structure to reflect today’s marketplace of VoIP, wireless, broadband and other competing technologies. This law now provides companies an incentive to invest and innovate in existing and new technologies. Consumers will be benefited by this new investment and innovation, not only by the dollars it will bring to the state, but also the greater choices and competition in services and service providers it will bring. Most importantly for consumers, this law further developed the Lifeline and Link-Up programs in the state to encourage more usage and adaptation by consumers.
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