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
Utah Has Decided to “Opt-In” to FirstNet
On Tuesday, November 6th, Governor Herbert announced that Utah has now opted in to using FirstNet for its Public Safety First Responders, making it the 31st state and territory to opt...
Last updated: November 15, 2017
USDA Rural Development Gives Loan to Broadband in Utah
A Utah company will receive $16,687,000 in USDA Loans toward broadband infrastructure in rural and underserved areas. ...
Last updated: November 15, 2017
Utah #1 For Bridging Broadband Gap
Utah is ranked #1 of the top ten in the nation for bridging the broadband gap within the state, according to the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. ...
Last updated: September 26, 2017
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
July 2017 Map of the Month: ‘Where’ for the Utah Residential Broadband Map
Over 6 years ago the Utah Broadband Outreach Center first released the state’s Residential Broadband Map (original KSL press release). Since then, Utah’s over 60 broadband providers have worked with the...
Last updated: July 17, 2017
Utah Remains Fastest State in the West and Ranks 8th Fastest Worldwide
Akamai’s recently released Fourth Quarter State of the Internet Report for 2015 shows Utah has maintained its top spot as the fastest state in the West, and ranks 8th worldwide for fastest...
Last updated: March 28, 2016
February 2016 MOTM: States’ FirstNet Coverage Objective Maps Released in RFP
The federal-level First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) issued its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network on January 13....
Last updated: February 4, 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
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