Broadband group holds press event
Published 11:00 am Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Community stakeholders gather for a South Central Alabama Broadband Cooperative District (SCABCD) announcement. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Mosses Mayor Harold Bell, Gordonville Mayor Orbuty Ozier, Congresswoman Terri Sewell’s representative Melinda Williams, SCABCD Managing Director Dr. Aaron D. McCall, former Hayneville Mayor David Daniel, Elmore Billing Initiative President Josephine "Jo" McCall, Dallas County representative Valerie Reubin and (back row, left to right) SCABCD President Charlie King, Jr. and Stephen Stewart with Ready.net.
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On Tuesday, June 4, the South Central Alabama Broadband Cooperative District (SCABCD) held a press event on the Lowndes County Courthouse steps in Hayneville. The event, attended by community leaders and stakeholders, preceded an expected announcement detailing a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Broadband Technical Assistance partnership to support high speed internet by awarding Broadband Technical Assistance grant dollars to community organizations like SCABCD.
According to SCABCD managing director Dr. Aaron McCall, the cooperative agreement will be used to promote the expansion of high-speed internet in 45 communities across 15 counties in South Central Alabama. The district, in partnership with Ready.net, will utilize funding to perform community needs assessments and project planning, provide grant assistance, support construction planning and engineering and provide federal resource management and oversight.
McCall expects to announce specifics about the award later this week.
