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
June 2015 Map of the Month: Utah Enterprise Zones now on locate.utah.gov
This month the Broadband Outreach Center added Utah Enterprise Zones to the Economic Development map (locate.utah.gov), the Center’s commercial broadband map application. Locate.utah.gov is a tool that helps businesses find...
Last updated: June 18, 2015
FCC Seeks Comments on Modernizing Lifeline Program
On May 28, Chairman Wheeler announced he is seeking comments on a proposal to modernize the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline program in order to better help low-income Americans afford access to essential communication...
Last updated: June 8, 2015
2015 Broadband Tech Summit Date Announced
This year, the 2015 Broadband Tech Summit will be held on October 14; however, the location is still to be determined. The last summit had great attendance as well as engaging topics...
Last updated: May 27, 2015