C Spire is ramping up growth with a $1 billion investment over the next three years to accelerate the deployment of all-fiber gigabit broadband internet in Alabama and Mississippi.

The project will provide ultrafast, all-fiber broadband services by 2025 to more than 200,000 homes and businesses in the two states, where the telecommunications and technology services firm recently expanded its broadband internet availability.

C Spire plans to deliver all-fiber gigabit service in more than two dozen Alabama markets.

“We have a strong reputation of providing world-class products and services to consumers and businesses, and this investment signals that we intend to deliver these benefits faster than ever before,” said C Spire CEO Hu Meena, noting that the firm will make the initial investment in three years with another $500 million in capital spending over five years.

Meena said the investment is expected to generate at least 250 direct jobs in Alabama and result in millions of dollars in secondary economic benefits through contracts and agreements with firms that will help C Spire with infrastructure deployment and construction.

Meena noted that C Spire has already launched gigabit broadband for consumers in Jasper, will offer service in Trussville this month and plans to build robust fiber hoods in more than two dozen markets across Alabama as part of its Fiber Fast initiative. “This is a game-changer, helping grow the economy and improving the quality of life for everyone,” he said.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said the C Spire investment in broadband infrastructure will help strengthen the state’s economy, education system, health care options and infrastructure investment efforts. “C Spire’s investment and commitment to the expansion of all-fiber broadband services will help us make a difference in bridging the digital divide, which is a real challenge in our state, especially in rural areas,” she said.

Business executives expressed support for the C Spire investment initiative, including the 2,662-member Business Council of Alabama, whose president and CEO, Katie Boyd Britt, said up to 5,000 new businesses would benefit from the broadband infrastructure improvements.

“This decision by C Spire will help the BCA achieve our goals of growing the state’s $228 billion economy, creating jobs and encouraging investment in Alabama,” Britt said, noting that the C Spire investment will help the organization further its “mission to create an environment where all businesses can grow and flourish.”

Meena said C Spire plans to move quickly and aggressively in 2021 to bring the technology benefits to consumers and businesses, leveraging several recent acquisitions, including Teklinks and Harbor Communications, to accelerate its growth and expansion efforts.

To learn more about C Spire fiber broadband internet in Alabama, go to C Spire Fiber Fast. For more information about C Spire products and services, visit www.cspire.com.