On February 22, 2018 the Federal Communications Commission updated the National Broadband Map, replacing the original map that was released seven years ago by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration...
Last updated: February 28, 2018
September 2017 Map of the Month: ‘Extra Coverage’ in the FCC Form 477 Broadband Maps
Our September map of the month revisits a topic that we explored in October of 2014 — how Utah’s broadband coverage is overrepresented in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Form...
Last updated: September 21, 2017
July 2016 Map of the Month: Broadband Metrics from Address Points
The July 2016 Map of the Month mashes Utah’s map layer of addressed property locations with the highest advertised speeds for residential class broadband service statewide. The results show, in map...
Last updated: July 29, 2016
FCC Chairman Foreshadows New Rate-of-Return Order
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler recently took to the FCC blog to announce that a new order to reform universal support for rate-of-return carriers has been circulated at...
Last updated: March 3, 2016
Utah Releases Revamped Broadband Availability Map on Fifth Anniversary
The Utah Broadband Outreach Center in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) released an updated residential broadband map today, providing an enhanced tool to help businesses and consumers locate...
Last updated: February 1, 2016
November 2015 Map of the Month: Commercial Fiber Service Availability
The November 2015 Map of the Month shows, at a statewide scale, the current commercial fiber-based broadband service availability reported to the Broadband Outreach Center for inclusion on the locate.utah.gov...
Last updated: November 25, 2015
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
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
Brookings Highlights Cities Role in Encouraging Deployment
More than ever, technology is transforming our economy and daily lives. Broadband is now referred to as the infrastructure of the twenty-first century, and is a key driver of economic...
Last updated: January 27, 2015
Jan 15 Map of the Month: Visualizing Broadband Drive Tests
The Utah Broadband Project contracted with Isotrope, LLC to perform a mobile broadband drive test along over 6,000 miles of Utah’s highways and major roads. This dataset was used for...
Last updated: January 24, 2015