Fiber Utility Network now the Alabama Fiber Network

Fiber Utility Network Inc. (FUN), a coalition of eight electric co-ops, their subsidiaries, and partners, announced major plans for the group Tuesday. To more accurately reflect its role in the expansion of middle-mile broadband throughout the state, FUN will now be known as the Alabama Fiber Network (AFN). Tom Stackhouse, AFN Chairman and Central Alabama Electric Cooperative President and CEO, articulated the reason behind the change. “We’ve operated under our ‘Fiber Utility Network’ corporate name since before the Alabama Legislature approved the use of federal funding for internet expansion