The Education Commission of the States (ECS) cites lacking broadband infrastructure and affordability as the most significant barriers for students accessing postsecondary distance education. A new report issued by the...
Last updated: April 7, 2016
President Obama Announces ConnectALL Initiative
Today President Obama called upon all nonprofits, businesses, technology experts, and governments to connect 20 million more Americans to broadband by 2020. This goal, along with other supportive programs, was...
Last updated: March 10, 2016
January 2016 Map of the Month: Broadband Access & Employment
Happy New Year and welcome to the first 2016 installment of the Broadband Outreach Center’s Map of the Month series. This month we’ve mashed up two state-by-state level datasets that,...
Last updated: January 21, 2016
Pell Center Advocates State-Level Broadband Policy
The Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy published an article this month, State-Level Broadband Policy: A Compendium of Resources and Approaches which outlines why broadband policy matters for civic...
Last updated: September 14, 2015
Pew Analysis Shows Comparisons between Utah and National Broadband Adoption Trends
The results of a 2015 survey that Pew Research Center conducted concluded that 15 percent of U.S. adults do not use the Internet for various reasons: the top three being...
Last updated: August 12, 2015
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
Utah Broadband Nonadopters Demand Study Released
The Utah Broadband Project is happy to announce the completion of the Utah Broadband Nonadopters Demand Study. The study focused on identifying nonadopters in Utah to determine their barriers to...
Last updated: August 22, 2014
2014 Utah Broadband Demand Survey Update
The Utah Broadband Project, in conjunction with Utah State University and Southern Utah University, recently completed a comprehensive survey of non-adoption of broadband in Utah. The survey provides additional research to...
Last updated: January 28, 2014
Tribune: Utah No. 1 for Internet Access
The Salt Lake Tribune recently published an article highlighting Utah’s computer ownership and Internet use ranking in the Current Population Survey (CPS). The survey gave Utah the highest ranking in the...
Last updated: June 24, 2013
NTIA Releases Broadband Adoption Toolkit
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently released its Broadband Adoption Toolkit, a document aimed at sharing best practices developed from broadband adoption and digital literacy...
Last updated: May 10, 2013