Expanded broadband access is the Alabama Rural Broadband Coalition’s mission
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff February 2, 2021
The Alabama Rural Broadband Coalition is helping to bring high-speed internet to portions of the state still lacking reliable service. (Getty Images)
It’s a lot easier to stay home when you have internet; that’s how you survive. Without internet access, you can’t do your homework, can’t work and you can’t order from the grocery store online.
Access to fast and reliable internet is something all Alabamians should enjoy, said state Sen. Clay Scofield of Cullman.
“As this pandemic has made clear, high-speed broadband access in all corners of Alabama is truly a basic personal necessity in today’s society and could bring in an array of benefits related to education, telemedicine, economic development and even agriculture,” Scofield said.