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eCommunity Alabama

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A new Government funded initiative that will bring Broadband to every household in Tuskegee, AL, and to other locations in Macon County.  Read about job opportunities, business opportunities and what it will do for you and your family.
Click here for information on  Contractors for Job openings
THE CONSTRUCTION IS TEMPORARILY HALTED.

eCommunity Alabama

eCommunity AL Construction has been temporarily Halted.

Hayneville Groundbreaking

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Hayneville, AL was the site for the Groundbreaking Ceremony for eCommunity Alabama.  This begins Phase I for the project to construct a fiber backbone from Selma to Lowdnes County.

What is eCommunity Alabama?
It is a new Government funded initiative that will bring Broadband services to every household in Tuskegee, AL, as part of an 8 county area of Alabama.  There will also be Broadband coming to other households in Macon County according to location.

This will allow you to have choices in your internet and cable services.  You will not be limited to current company offerings for internet access, cable television and telephone service. You will literally be able to chose from companies in other locations besides Alabama.

This will also give you free intranet access to:
  • schools and educational institutions
  • public service and emergency information
  • civic and community affairs

This will also bring:
  • Job Opportunities
  • Business Opportunities
  • Educational Opportunities
  • Volunteer Opportunities

Next meeting dates are:
Time To Be Announced

    - Employment Applications Worksession


Key Partners for eCommunity Alabama:

A Plus

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At Aplus.net, our mission is to provide everything for your business online, from domain name registration to every type of web hosting and design. We provide marketing and online advertising services as well as search engine optimization and ecommerce.

A2D

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A2D develops and operates broadband utility networks within unserved and underserved communities across America. Our goal is to help our nation eradicate the digital divide by replicating our eCommunity-based Platform and Initiative.

SCABC

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SCABC or the South Central Alabama Broadband Commission is composed of community and business leaders from South Central Alabama.  The purpose of the Commission is to oversee the operation of the Broadband initiative after construction is completed.

Trillion Broadband Application

Trillion Communications Corporation

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Trillion is in charge of the overall construction and networking of the Broadband initiative in South Central Alabama.

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SCABC Set-back and New Direction

A new plan announced at the time, according to McCall, was to connect 75,000 homes to the network. He said the first phase would be a wireless phase with the same capacity as the actual fiber with speeds up to one gigabyte, and the second phase would be cable in the ground.

Broadband Forum Notes

Click here for notes from the eCommunity Alabama session held Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Tuskegee Municipal Complex.  This includes a Question and Answer session with Yolanda from Trillion A2D.

Broadband Jobs Open House

Click here for notes from the eCommunity Alabama Employment Open House session held Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Tuskegee Municipal Complex.  This includes a Question and Answer session with Keith, Tony and Brian from A2D.
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