Alabama Broadband Accessibility Act

Electric cooperatives are authorized under this act to provide broadband service or to facilitate its delivery, whether directly or through affiliated entities, and the act establishes the conditions under which they may do so. It requires nondiscriminatory access and written contracts governing broadband arrangements, and it addresses how existing electric easements may be used for broadband along with the civil actions, damages, and liability that may arise from that use. The act also governs the relationship between a cooperative and its broadband affiliate, and it restricts disconnecting a customer's electric service because of nonpayment for broadband.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.