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 Establishes Bidding Procedures For 2016 Incentive Auction
On August 6, 2015 the Federal Communications Commission adopted the Procedures Public Notice which establishes the bidding procedures for next year’s incentive auction. The auction will begin on March 29,...
Last updated: August 12, 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
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
Salt Lake City Seeking Comments on Utility Box Ordinance
Salt Lake City has proposed changes to its Utility Box Ordinance, to ensure that the city has reliable access to telecommunication networks and communication services, while ensuring installations are achieved in a...
Last updated: November 24, 2014
FCC Announces Universal Service Fund Strike Force
Chairman Tom Wheeler of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the creation of a Universal Service Fund (USF) Strike Force, which will focus on protecting the USF and all other funding programs...
Last updated: July 15, 2014
Annual Tri-State Conference in Utah
Utah is hosting the annual Tri-State Telecommunications Conference in Midway, UT. The conference will be held at the Zermatt Resort on August 11-14, 2014. Register today to secure a spot...
Last updated: June 27, 2014
Federal Communications Commission Announces New Chairman
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...
Last updated: November 15, 2013