Alabama BEAD Five-Year Action Plan
As required under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, the Alabama Digital Expansion Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has submitted the Alabama BEAD Five Year Action Plan to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. View the Alabama BEAD Five Year Action Plan and Summary below:
Alabama BEAD Five-Year Action Plan
Alabama BEAD Five-Year Action Plan Summary
Alabama BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 and Volume 2
The Alabama Digital Expansion Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) released a draft of the Alabama Initial Proposal Volume 1 and Volume 2 for public comment in advance of its submission to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. All interested parties were invited to submit comments regarding the draft document. Comments regarding the draft were collected on an online form until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2023. View the approved Alabama BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 and the approved Alabama BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 below:
Initial Proposal Volume 1
Alabama BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 – Approved
Appendix 1 – Descriptions of existing funding for broadband in Alabama
Appendix 2 – Location IDs of all unserved locations
Appendix 3 – Location IDS of all underserved locations
Appendix 4 – List of eligible CAIs that do not currently have qualifying broadband service (1/1 Gbps)
Challenge Process
BEAD Challenge Process Prepares to Move into Rebuttal Phase
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has closed the Challenge Phase of the BEAD Challenge Process has published the Challenge Process results.
BEAD Eligible Broadband Serviceable Locations and Subgrantee Selection Process
If you should have any questions regarding the Challenge Process, please refer to our ADECA BEAD Challenge Process Resource Guide. You can also contact us via email at broadband.fund@adeca.alabama.gov.
Thank you for your participation in the BEAD Challenge Process for the state of Alabama.
Challenge Process Data Download
These files show the pre-Challenge Process classification (unserved, underserved, or served) of each Broadband Serviceable Location (BSL) in Alabama by FCC Location ID. The files include pre-challenge modifications and deduplication of enforceable commitments.
*Please note: These CSV files may have record counts exceeding the viewable limits in Microsoft Excel and/or other applications. Please open with a text editor such as Windows Notepad or Notepad ++.
These BSLs reportedly have at least one of the following:
• No access to broadband service
• Speeds of less than 25/3 Mbps
• Latency greater than 100 milliseconds
These locations are also reported to lack enforceable commitments for deployment of service that will deliver speeds of at least 100/20 Mbps.
These BSLs reportedly have at least one of the following:
• Speeds of less than 100/20 Mbps but greater than 25/3 Mbps
• Latency greater than 100 milliseconds
These locations are also reported to lack enforceable commitments for deployment of service that will deliver speeds of at least 100/20 Mbps. The file includes locations that are considered underserved based on ADECA’s BEAD pre-challenge modification (i.e., DSL modification).
These BSLs reportedly have access to Reliable Broadband Service with speeds greater than or equal to 100/20 Mbps and latency less than or equal to 100 milliseconds or have an enforceable commitment for the deployment of service that meets those standards.
This file includes ADECA’s list of community anchor institution (CAI) locations.
*The map and data currently provided have undergone pre-challenge deduplication and have been updated to Version 4 of the Broadband Serviceable Locations Fabric (showing National Broadband Map Availability Data as of December 31, 2023, updated May 14, 2024). The final map and data downloads have been released as of July 25, 2024.
ADECA BEAD Challenge Process Resource Guide
This file includes detailed information about ADECA’s BEAD Program Challenge Process.
ADECA BEAD Challenge Process FAQs
Evidence Template for Fixed Wireless Service Providers
Speed and Latency Authorization Form
Initial Proposal Volume 2
Alabama BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 2 – Approved
Eligible Entity Regulatory Approach
Subgrantee Selection Scoring Rubric
Local Coordination Tracker Tool
Disclaimer
This project is sponsored by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, under Assistance Listing 11.035. This document was prepared by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs using Federal funds under award 01-20-B093_2 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
