Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler recently took to the FCC blog to announce that a new order to reform universal support for rate-of-return carriers has been circulated at...
Last updated: March 3, 2016
Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News Move to E-editions for Rural Subscribers
Reliable broadband service is increasingly becoming a critical tool to access information in the State of Utah. As of February 29, 2016, paper copies of Utah’s two largest daily newspapers...
Last updated: February 26, 2016
FirstNet to Host Pre-Proposal Conference, Issues Responses to RFP Questions
On March 10, 2016 FirstNet is holding a pre-proposal conference in Reston, VA to address questions related to the Request For Proposal (RFP) issued January 13. The conference can be...
Last updated: February 23, 2016
UETN Releases Utah School Technology Inventory
A new report assembled by Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) and Connected Nation provides a comprehensive inventory of technology assets in Utah’s public schools. For the study, 100% of...
Last updated: February 18, 2016
BTOP’s Quarterly Report Describes Progress and Closeout
On February 5th, The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its most recent quarterly report updating the status of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The report summarizes activities...
Last updated: February 11, 2016
USDA Releases 2015 Rural Development Progress Report
The 2015 USDA Rural Development Progress Report details the investment of $29.75 billion spent on rural development in Fiscal Year 2015. $256.6 million of these funds were spent by the Rural...
Last updated: February 9, 2016
February 2016 MOTM: States’ FirstNet Coverage Objective Maps Released in RFP
The federal-level First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) issued its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network on January 13....
Last updated: February 4, 2016
Utah Releases Revamped Broadband Availability Map on Fifth Anniversary
The Utah Broadband Outreach Center in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) released an updated residential broadband map today, providing an enhanced tool to help businesses and consumers locate...
Last updated: February 1, 2016
USDA Grant Encourages Broadband for Boosting Economic Development
USDA Rural Utilities Service is encouraging communities interested in using broadband service to help revitalize small-town main streets and promote economic development to apply for Cool & Connected, a pilot...
Last updated: January 27, 2016
January 2016 Map of the Month: Broadband Access & Employment
Happy New Year and welcome to the first 2016 installment of the Broadband Outreach Center’s Map of the Month series. This month we’ve mashed up two state-by-state level datasets that,...
Last updated: January 21, 2016