Montgomery, AL – The Alabama Legislature's Contract Review Committee has approved a $1.7 million two-year contract to help spread high speed Internet service across the state, particularly to rural areas.
The committee approved the contract Thursday with Costquest Associates of Cincinnati. The contract was awarded after a committee appointed by Gov. Bob Riley spent a year studying ways to improve broadband Internet coverage in the state.
The director of the Alabama Broadband Initiative, Kathy Johnson, told committee members the company would provide comprehensive mapping to determine where high speed Internet coverage is not available. She said company officials would then work with Internet providers, like cable and telephone companies, to figure out how to make service available in those areas.
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