On August 6, 2015 the Federal Communications Commission adopted the Procedures Public Notice which establishes the bidding procedures for next year’s incentive auction. The auction will begin on March 29,...
Last updated: August 12, 2015
Interim Rule Changes for the USDA Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program
On July 30, 2015, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the amended regulation to the Rural Utility Service (RUS) Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program....
Last updated: August 3, 2015
July 2015 Map of the Month: Authorized BLM Communication Site Sections
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has authority and a formal process to authorize communications sites on land that it owns. Many of Utah’s radio, TV, and broadband delivering antenna...
Last updated: July 23, 2015
FCC Reforms Competitive Bidding Rules For Spectrum Auctions
Thursday, July 16, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission officially adopted a Report and Order that will modernize and reform policies designated to facilitate small businesses and their ability to participate in...
Last updated: July 21, 2015
President Obama and HUD Secretary Announce ConnectHome Initiative
From Oklahoma, President Obama and Secretary Julian Castro of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that broadband will be made available to over 275,000 low-income households...
Last updated: July 17, 2015
FCC Commissioner Pai Announces Proposal to Reform the Universal Service Fund for Rural Providers
“Rural residents have waited long enough,” says Commissioner Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications Commission. In a statement made on June 29, Pai announced his plan to support broadband deployment in...
Last updated: July 1, 2015
The FCC Proposes Changes to Spectrum Auction
Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler has recently announced that the FCC will seek to make the mobile marketplace more competitive by changing the rules of how low-band spectrum is auctioned. The...
Last updated: June 30, 2015
Locate.utah.gov Launch Generates Local and National Press
On March 18, the Utah Broadband Outreach Center launched locate.utah.gov, the state’s new economic development map which will be a key tool in helping businesses find the critical information they...
Last updated: June 29, 2015
2015 Broadband Tech Summit Call for Sponsors
We are please to announce our sponsorship opportunities for the 2015 Broadband Tech Summit on October 14, 2015 at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah....
Last updated: June 29, 2015
Pew Publishes Internet Adoption Report
The Pew Research Center recently published the Americans’ Internet Access: 2000-2015 report examining Internet usage among various demographics over the past decade and a half....
Last updated: June 29, 2015