by Pivot
Category: Utah
UTOPIA Fiber Open Access Network Touts Successes
The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) Marketplace has added three providers and now offers Utah communities a choice of 18 private-sector internet providers. The new participants in the community-owned open access network are WiFi…
Utah ‘Buzzing’ About Google Fiber Coming to North Logan
In response to an inquiry from Telecompetitor, a Google Fiber spokesperson confirmed reports in a local media outlet stating that Google’s GFiber service would be coming to the northern Utah town of North Logan. According…
LICT Makes Another Rural Provider Acquisition, Manti Telephone
LICT Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, CentraCom, will acquire Manti Telephone Company (MTC) and its sister companies, Manti Tele Communications Company (MTCC), and AFConnect (AFI) for an undisclosed price. The deal is expected to close at…
Utah Broadband Director: State’s Long-Lived Broadband Map is a Big Asset
At a time when state and federal governments are funding numerous broadband deployment projects, Utah’s long-lived broadband map has been a big asset. Utah was more successful than any other state in challenging the locations…
The State with the Best Gigabit Broadband Availability is . . .
North Dakota ranks as best connected state gigabit broadband availability, according to a new report from Smarthomestarter.com. North Dakota broadband providers offer gigabit service to 60.58% of residential locations in the state — the highest…
Google Fiber Launches in Another Utah City, Seeks 20 Gig Testers in Other Markets
Google Fiber said today that it has signed a license agreement with the city of Logan, Utah that will allow the company to begin the planning process to deploy a fiber broadband network there. The…
UTOPIA Fiber Open Access Network Saw Major Expansion in 2022
The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) deployed 2,969,784 feet of underground fiber throughout Utah, Idaho and Montana last year. The expansion occurred despite supply chain and labor issues, the company said. UTOPIA is a…
Four More States Get BEAD Broadband Planning Grants
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded a total of more than $21.9 million in planning grants to four states under the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and the…
USDA ReConnect Phase 1 Winds Down with Georgia, Utah Awards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week came close to the end of phase 1 of the USDA ReConnect program over the past week when it made awards of almost $29 million in rural Georgia…
Comcast DOCSIS 3.1 Gigabit Rollout to Cover Utah
The Comcast DOCSIS 3.1 gigabit rollout continues with the news that Comcast is leveraging its investment in DOCSIS 3.1 technology to deliver residential broadband service as fast as 1 Gbps throughout the state of Utah…