Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture consolidated the Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) and Rural Business Opportunity Grants (RBOG) into a new Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) Program. Applications are...
Last updated: April 10, 2015
Job Opening: Broadband Outreach Center Coordinator
We’re hiring a Project Coordinator to join the Utah Broadband Outreach Center team. The Coordinator will be a full-time employee based in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development....
Last updated: April 6, 2015
Utah Ranks 17th Internationally for Highest Speeds
Recently, Akamai Technologies released its Fourth Quarter, 2014 State of the Internet Report ranking Utah among the fastest in the country for average connection speeds. Using this data, the Washington Post pointed...
Last updated: April 3, 2015
NTIA Announces Second Phase of FirstNet Funding
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced it will be releasing the second phase of previously-awarded grant funding for states and territories to begin collecting...
Last updated: March 27, 2015
Utah Legislature Creates Broadband Outreach Center
The Utah State Legislature recently passed HB 414, which creates the Utah Broadband Outreach Center within the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and allocates funding for a three year period....
Last updated: March 26, 2015
March 2015 Map of the Month: LTE Wireless Buildout October 2011- October 2014
Over the past 4 years, the demand for fast mobile broadband (Internet accessed through a portable mobile device) has greatly increased. Fast mobile broadband is critical for communications in public...
Last updated: March 26, 2015
FCC Releases Open Internet Order
On March 12, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its Open Internet Order, which details new rules which apply to both fixed and mobile broadband services. The new rules establish...
Last updated: March 25, 2015
Akamai Gives Utah High Rankings for Internet Speeds
Utah has the sixth fastest average Internet speeds in the country and the fastest speeds in the western United States. According to Akamai Technologies Fourth Quarter, 2014 State of the Internet...
Last updated: March 25, 2015
Register Now for the Governor’s Economic Summit
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development is pleased to share with you that registration is now open for the Governor’s 2015 Economic Summit....
Last updated: March 23, 2015
H.B. 414 Proposes Establishment of Broadband Outreach Center
Representative Steve Handy has sponsored H.B. 414 that, if passed, would create the Utah Broadband Outreach Center within the Governor’s Office of Economic Development....
Last updated: February 27, 2015