The Legislature finds that the availability of high-speed broadband services, with the preference of speeds of [ 100 megabits per second of download speed and [ 100 megabits per second of upload speed or greater, in unserved rural Alabama is important for economic development, education, health care, and emergency services in Alabama, and that grants and other incentives set forth in this article will further those objectives by encouraging new investment in broadband infrastructure.
Ala. Code § 41-23-211 (1975)