A newly formed company began Monday in Wetumpka to build a high-speed internet system it hopes will benefit rural customers in Elmore and Coosa counties beginning in January.
Gov. Kay Ivey joined elected officials and administrators of Central Access, a subsidiary of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative, on Friday in Prattville to announce the start of the $20 million project.
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