Utah Ignite has started a Smart Air App challenge that will kick off on March 1st, at 6pm. The kickoff of the initiative will take place at Silicon Slopes in...
Last updated: February 20, 2018
Executive Orders for Greater Rural Broadband Access
President Trump signed an executive order on January 8th, regarding increased access to broadband in rural America. The purpose of this order is to increase the access of broadband....
Last updated: January 29, 2018
Rural Development Announces Update to DLT Grant Program
Anne Hazlett, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that there will be a regulation improvement for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program. ...
Last updated: January 29, 2018
Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018
Representative John Curtis introduced the Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 (HR 4824) on January 18th. The proposed legislation is aimed at helping streamline federal siting by allowing states to...
Last updated: January 29, 2018
Connect America Fund Eligible Areas
The FCC has put out an updated map that identifies census block groups that are eligible for the CAF II Auction (Auction 93). The auction will use competitive building to allocate...
Last updated: January 29, 2018
FCC Proposes Funding Toward Rural Broadband
The FCC has released a proposal to put an additional $500 million toward broadband funding. The funding would include $180 million for the current funding year for the nation’s smaller...
Last updated: January 29, 2018
January Map of the Month: Residential Broadband Providers By Utah Legislative District
The 2018 general session of the Legislature kicks off on Monday, January 22nd so, our January 2018 Map of the Month, has an appropriate theme. This month, we’re taking a...
Last updated: January 16, 2018
All 50 States Opt-In to FirstNet
On December 29, the U.S. Department of Commerce and First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) announced that all 50 States as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S....
Last updated: January 11, 2018
December Map of the Month: Utah’s Address Points, a Critical Digital Asset
Our December 2017 Map of the Month highlights Utah’s statewide “Address Point” map layer — a vital, statewide information asset. The Address Point map layer is a collection of all...
Last updated: December 21, 2017
Locate.Utah.Gov Tax Increment Areas
Our locate.utah.gov map has a plethora of great advice for businesses and residents about their area. With the addition of SURE sites the map has been beefed up to be...
Last updated: December 20, 2017