It’s crazy to think that we are almost halfway through the year! 2022 is going by in a flash and we can’t wait to share with you what we have been up to this month!

Announcements

We are hiring! We have several new positions open and are currently accepting applications! Check out our website here to see all available positions.

This month we were sad to say goodbye to our Chief Financial Officer Laurie Harvey and wish her well as she enters retirement! 

We have some new additions to the UTOPIA Fiber team to announce! Please join us in welcoming Joe Boden as our new Network Operations Center Tech, Rachel McMillian as our Administrative Assistant, Skyler McDougal as our Senior Splicer, and Jason Roberts as our Chief Financial Officer. We are excited to have them on the team!

Footprint Releases 

We had three partial footprint releases and 1 HOA release this month totaling 1372 addresses that are available for connection on our network! 

In West Valley City we released phase 1 of WV012. This phase added 780 homes that can now connect to our fiber-fast network! 

We were also able to release the first addresses in Pleasant Grove this month! Phase 1 and 2 of PG001 were released allowing 592 homes to connect to our network! 

Stay tuned, we have more footprints coming soon! If you have questions about when your footprint will be done you can check out our full list of build-out timelines here https://www.utopiafiber.com/buildout-timelines/ or if you live in one of these newly released footprints you can sign up for UTOPIA Fiber here.

Blogs Posts 

Top 10 Zoom Backgrounds For Your Meetings

Zoom meetings are here to stay, so we wanted to share with you some of our favorite Zoom backgrounds to make your meetings a little more enjoyable! Read the full blog post here.

UTOPIA Fiber in the News

It’s been an exciting month in the news for us, check out the articles below to learn more.

In Open Access Teaming, Counties Seek Better Broadband

Can Open Access Solve California’s Rural Broadband Dilemma?

Broadband Champions Necessary to Combat Obstacles and Drive Public Financing, Panelists Say

UTOPIA’s Projects Proceeding in California and Montana, CEO Says

UTOPIA Fiber wraps work on largest open access broadband network in U.S.

New Public Broadband Association Criticizes NTIA Rules, Boasts Strong Start for New Group

Utah taps into federal ‘Internet for All’ initiative to boost rural broadband

West Valley City, Utah Gets Connected to UTOPIA FTTH Network

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