One of the important objectives of the Utah Broadband Project (UBP) has been to definitively portray Utah’s Broadband landscape. Gone are the days, thankfully, when discussions around broadband policy couldn’t get off...
Last updated: December 1, 2014
USDA Awards Distance Learning Grant to UETN
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $469,300 to the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) through its Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program....
Last updated: November 24, 2014
Salt Lake City Seeking Comments on Utility Box Ordinance
Salt Lake City has proposed changes to its Utility Box Ordinance, to ensure that the city has reliable access to telecommunication networks and communication services, while ensuring installations are achieved in a...
Last updated: November 24, 2014
Utah Ranks Number One in the Nation for Computer Ownership
According to a new report, “Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2013” released by the U.S. Census, Utah is ranked number one in the nation for the percentage (94.9 percent) of residents...
Last updated: November 20, 2014
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. This challenge aims to advance technology in the direction of developing...
Last updated: November 20, 2014
FCC Begins Spectrum Auction
Starting November 13th, the FCC will be implementing an AWS-3 (Advanced Wireless Service) spectrum auction. This will be the largest spectrum auction since 2008....
Last updated: November 14, 2014
October 2014 Map of the Month: Utah and the new broadband mapping data format
Our August 2014’s Map of the Month discussed and detailed the significant transition and associated data collection changes that the National Broadband Map (NBM) is slated to undergo. The October map of the...
Last updated: October 20, 2014
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 applying for the FCC’s Rural Broadband Experiments program. All applications...
Last updated: October 20, 2014
Utah Broadband Plan Released
The Utah Broadband Project has released the Utah Broadband Plan, which details strategies and key initiatives to help increase broadband deployment, adoption and connectivity throughout the State of Utah....
Last updated: October 8, 2014
Rural Broadband Experiment Applications Delayed
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has allocated $100 million to the Rural Broadband Expansion Experiments program. This program will provide funding to deploy broadband networks in high-cost or extremely high-cost...
Last updated: September 26, 2014