Troy Cablevision, Inc.

The applicant proposes to build and operate the Connect Alabama Network for 677.1 route miles: 411.5 route miles for access to unserved area, 29.8 route miles for access to underserved areas, and 235.8 route miles for connectivity to four Internet peering points. The entire proposed route will be buried fiber in conduit of at least 144 count fiber. The applicant's Connect Alabama network aligns well with NTIA's Middle Mile Program's priorities: providing symmetrical 1 Gig services to anchor institutions within 1000 feet of the route while also offering fiscally sustainable middle mile, non-discriminatory interconnection to last mile broadband providers, documented interest from 2 last mile providers, and benefiting national security interests for fiber broadband connectivity along the route. The Connect Alabama network affords redundancy (preventing a single point of failure), high reliability, and high-speed broadband throughout the 26 unserved/underserved Alabama counties it traverses and enables open access to last mile providers, electrical cooperatives, military facilities, and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians tribal headquarters along its path. The network proposes to support wholesale and retail broadband services throughout the life of the project.