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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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December Map of the Month: Utah’s Address Points, a Critical Digital Asset

Our December 2017 Map of the Month highlights Utah’s statewide “Address Point” map layer — a vital, statewide information asset. The Address Point map layer is a collection of all...
Last updated: December 21, 2017
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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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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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August 2017 Map of the Month: Fiber and Other Maps from UDOT’s UPlan Site

The August broadband map of the month is the collection of map data and viewers that comprise the UDOT UPlan interactive map website. This choice was inspired by a presentation at...
Last updated: August 30, 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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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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BTOP’s Quarterly Report Describes Progress and Closeout

On February 5th, The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its most recent quarterly report updating the status of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).  The report summarizes activities...
Last updated: February 11, 2016
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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
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December 2015 Map of the Month: New Online Map Gallery

Since its inception in April 2012, over 40 maps have been published in the Utah Broadband Outreach Center‘s Map of the Month series. And, that’s in addition to the BOC’s...
Last updated: December 23, 2015