About
The Utah Broadband Center (UBC) aims to ensure all Utahns can access reliable, affordable high-speed internet service. Providing high-speed internet to every home and business catapults the state's trajectory as the fastest-growing and best economy in the nation and globally.
The Connecting Utah Initiative, initiated by UBC, collaborates with key partners to close Utah’s “digital divide,” or the gap between those who can and cannot access broadband internet, including the digital skills to use it.
What We Do
- Partner with the Utah Geospatial Resource Center to build and maintain the Utah Broadband Residential availability map.
- Administer the state's federally funded Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
- Facilitates coordination between broadband providers and public/private entities.
- Establishes a voluntary Broadband Alliance to gather input on policy, best practices, and adoption.
- Works with stakeholders to expand and maintain broadband infrastructure.
- Applies for and administers federally funded broadband programs and grants.