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Media inquiries: Please contact the office's Marketing & Communications Director, Marcus Hardy, at [email protected] or call 385-501-9873.
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Announcing the Global City Team Challenge

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has teamed with US Ignite to provide the Global City Teams Challenge.…
November 20, 2014

Broadband Mapping Data Update: Fall 2014

The Utah Broadband Project’s mapping team has completed their twice yearly update to Utah’s broadband mapping coverage database. In October, the team submitted the updated…
November 13, 2014
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Rural Broadband Experiments Application Due November 7

Recently, the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau released a public notice and hosted a webinar about the process for…
October 20, 2014

Utah Broadband Project Releases Report on Home Internet Usage

Released findings on why people do not use the Internet in Utah…
August 27, 2014
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Utah Broadband Nonadopters Demand Study Released

The Utah Broadband Project is happy to announce the completion of the Utah Broadband Nonadopters Demand Study. The study focused…
August 22, 2014
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July 2014 Map of the Month: Broadband Availability on Tribal Land

On the whole, Utah has great broadband coverage, especially in urban areas. While Utah’s broadband coverage in comparison to similar states…
July 30, 2014
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USDA Plans to Increase Lending Opportunities for Broadband

CoBank, a cooperative bank, recently committed $10 billion to the new U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund. Teaming with the U.S.…
July 25, 2014
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FCC Launches Rural Broadband Experiments

In an effort to increase broadband access in rural areas, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced details of its upcoming…
July 21, 2014
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FCC Releases E-Rate Modernization Order

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released an order making reforms to the E-Rate Program. In modernizing the E-Rate program, the…
July 17, 2014
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Register Now: Governor’s Native American Summit

The Utah Division of Indian Affairs, Offices of the Utah Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Utah Department of Heritage and Arts and…
July 16, 2014
Media inquiries: Please contact the office's Marketing & Communications Director, Marcus Hardy, at [email protected] or call 385-501-9873.