Alabama Internet Service Provider Engagement Questionnaire

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) seeks your input on a range of broadband-related issues. Your responses to this brief questionnaire will be an important part of Alabama’s work toward achieving statewide universal access to high-speed broadband with federal funding through the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity planning programs.

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* 1. Contact information

Your name

Your job title

Your email

Your phone number

Organization name

Organization address

Organization website URL

Organization's number of employees

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* 2. Choose the option that best describes your organization and the services it offers:

	Internet service provider (ISP)	Other provider
Provider type	Provider type Internet service provider (ISP) menu	Provider type Other provider menu

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* 3. What recruitment and hiring sources does your organization use to hire technicians, line workers, engineers, construction laborers and managers, and similar positions? (Select all that apply)

Internet-based employment posting sites

Workforce development and community job placement centers

Communications industry-specific training classes

Third-party hiring and recruitment firms

Advertisements in trade association publications and websites

Incentivizing employee referrals

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* 4. Does your organization offer, sponsor, or participate in any workforce development or apprenticeship programs?

Yes

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* 5. If you answered yes to Q.4, please specify the type of programs. (Select all that apply)

Mentorship

Certification programs

Apprenticeship

Internship

Sponsorships/scholarships for third-party training and classes

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What other sources or programs in Alabama do you use to train and support workforce readiness among your employees? (Select all that apply)

Standards certification and safety programs

Training programs through a public or private K-12 school

Training programs through a school of higher education

Trade or vocational certificate programs

Formal apprenticeship programs

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* 7. Do you have programs or incentives to support diversity among your employees when considering methods to attract, retain, and promote a skilled workforce?

Yes

If yes, what programs or incentives do you offer?

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* 8. How would you propose to work with Alabama on workforce development issues related to broadband deployment, including programs to support readiness, recruitment, diversity and wrap around services?

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* 9. Does your organization participate in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)?

Yes