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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">At a recent ceremony in Dothan, Governor Kay Ivey disclosed how more than $1.4 billion from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) and more than $400 million in federal funding will be utilized to provide access to high-speed internet throughout Alabama. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><img alt="Ivey announces new statewide brand for high-speed internet expansion" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/imgs/20230822/new-statewide-brand-for-high-speed-internet-expansion.jpg" style="height:400px; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Ivey announces new statewide brand for high-speed internet expansion</em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Be Linked Alabama was also launched by Ivey as the name and focal point for the state's ongoing initiatives to increase access to high-speed internet.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">"The Ivey Administration has made ensuring broadband connectivity to every Alabamian, whether in our largest metro areas or most rural areas, a top priority since day one," stated Ivey. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">"By launching Be Linked Alabama today, we are strengthening our resolve to connect our state completely. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">It takes more than a quick trip to provide high-speed internet connections in all 67 counties.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Despite that, Alabama is unquestionably in a strong position to win this race soon.</p>

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