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January Map of the Month: Residential Broadband Providers By Utah Legislative District

The 2018 general session of the Legislature kicks off on Monday, January 22nd so, our January 2018 Map of the Month, has an appropriate theme. This month, we’re taking a...
Last updated: January 16, 2018
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November 2017 Map of the Month: Sole Provider Areas

There are still quite a few areas in Utah that have a sole provider of high speed broadband service. This is more likely in rural communities and remote areas where...
Last updated: November 22, 2017
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October 2017 Map of the Month: Utah SAGE K-12 Test Scores

Our October Map of the Month depicts proficiency rates, from the Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence (SAGE) tests conducted across Utah’s 41 school districts....
Last updated: October 23, 2017
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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
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March 2017 Map of the Month: Utah’s Local, Special Service, and Redevelopment Districts

Local and special service districts are an important user constituency for broadband services. In addition to broadband use at district headquarters, many are also dependent on broadband for field and...
Last updated: March 14, 2017
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February 2017 Map of the Month: Fiber Along the Point of the Mountain

For February’s Map of the Month, we take a look at broadband infrastructure along the Point of the Mountain.  Following the decision to relocate the Utah State Prison, new coordinated...
Last updated: February 15, 2017
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January 2017 Map of the Month: Broadband in Utah’s School Districts

To celebrate the upcoming launch of the Utah Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Bus, the Broadband Outreach Center recently did an analysis of residential broadband coverage in each of...
Last updated: January 26, 2017
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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
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June 2016 Map of the Month: Where Utah is Connecting to Broadband

This month’s maps explore two important areas that illustrate the important goal of having all Utah communities equipped with high speed broadband service. The first maps look at usage patterns...
Last updated: June 10, 2016
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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