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Utah received dedicated funding as part of the NTIA’s State Broadband Initiative to work in partnership with local government to build a statewide address point dataset map layer. In June...

On October 29, 2013, Tom Wheeler was announced as the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). For three decades, Wheeler has been at the forefront of telecommunications.  He...

This month the Project’s mapping team compared how advertised broadband speeds have changed since the beginning of the Utah Broadband Project. The comparison goes from Fall 2010 – Fall 2013....

In preparation for the Fall 2013 Data Submission to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Utah Broadband Project worked with 54 broadband...

Just like businesses, government agencies like the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) have joined a variety of social media networks utilizing these platforms to connect and keep the public...

Over 66% of Utah’s lands are owned and administered by the federal government and its agencies. Among the 50 states, only Nevada has a higher percentage. States with a large...

For August’s Map of the Month, the Utah Broadband Project is sharing maps made for use at the Governor’s Native American Summit, which took place August 14-15, 2013 at Utah...

Utah has the fastest average internet connection speed in the West.  According to the “First Quarter, 2013 State of the Internet“ report, released today by Akamai Technologies, Utah ranked number 5...

For July’s Map of the Month, the Utah Broadband Project’s mapping team mapped libraries and their subscribed download speeds. This interactive map utilizes ArcGIS Online, a platform to share simple...

The White House recently unveiled its new ConnectEd Initiative, which calls on the FCC to connect 99 percent of the nation’s schools with high-speed broadband service within the next five years....