News
Public Meetings regarding Macquarie and UTOPIA
April 29th, 2014
Tuesday – Utah County – 7:30 PM in OREM City Hall Payson, Orem, Lindon Wednesday – North – 7:00 PM in LAYTON City Hall Centerville, Layton, Brigham City, Perry, Tremonton Thursday – SLC County – 8:00 PM in WEST VALLEY – City Hall Midvale, Murray, West Valley
Read More >Not Much Has Changed
July 19th, 2013
Remember the annoying noise your computer would make when you jumped onto AOL? How many fights were caused when someone started using the phone in the middle of your page loading? Or vice versa, how many important phone calls did you miss when someone was on the Internet? How much has changed since the days […]
Read More >Google Fiber in Provo
April 18th, 2013
Exciting news out of Provo today. That’s right: We think it’s exciting. Don’t think for a second that UTOPIA feels threatened by the arrival of Google Fiber in Utah. On the contrary, we are very excited about what this means for Provo specifically and Utah generally. Why? In simple terms, we hope—and expect—Google’s presence […]
Read More >UTOPIA Statement on Provo City, Google Fiber Partnership Announcement
April 18th, 2013
UTOPIA member cities and employees congratulate Provo City on the opportunity to become the third Google Fiber city in the U.S. “This announcement validates the vision our member cities have been working toward since they undertook the project of delivering ultrahigh-speed broadband to their constituents 11 years ago,” said Todd Marriott, Executive Director of UTOPIA. […]
Read More >Mountainland Association of Governments More Efficient with UTOPIA
March 5th, 2013
Mountainland Association of Governments, organized in 1972, serves the three-county region of Summit, Wasatch and Utah Counties, which have a combined population of 576,418. The current activities of the Association include administration of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), and administration of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Utah County through the Department of […]
Read More >Mapping a Route to the Best Routers
February 22nd, 2013
Is there anyone out there who doesn’t have a wireless home network these days? With the explosion of connected devices, wireless routers are indispensable to leveraging online services and managing our digital lives. Most UTOPIA subscribers utilize a wireless router with their fiber connection. Usually, this is a perfect solution. But, if your wireless […]
Read More >A “Life Changing” Experience with UTOPIA’s 1 Gig Connection
February 14th, 2013
In January, we shared the experience Steve Freebairn has had with a 1 Gig connection from UTOPIA. In this post, his partner, Zach Hilton shares his. Using the UTOPIA 1Gbps connection for the past eight months has been a wonderful experience. At Freehill Productions, we deal with large amounts of data from all kinds […]
Read More >With UTOPIA, Blendtec enjoys “a fantastic service at a great price”
February 6th, 2013
The origins of Orem-based Blendtec begin with engineer and inventor Tom Dickson, who grew up putting big engines in little things. After revolutionizing the home wheat milling industry with patented stainless steel milling heads in the 1970s, he turned his attention to making the perfect mixer, developing an “auto knead” feature. Tom continued to […]
Read More >UTOPIA and West Valley City
January 28th, 2013
By Wayne Pyle City Manager West Valley City UTOPIA has become an intricate part of West Valley City’s infrastructure, residential communities, and business districts. We have been thorough in our efforts to assist residents and businesses in becoming educated on how tapping into UTOPIA’s services can be extremely beneficial for them; and our businesses […]
Read More >Financial Statements Now Available
January 23rd, 2013
In December, Keddington & Christensen, Certified Public Accountants, completed their annual, independent audit of the basic financial statements of both UTOPIA and UIA (Utah Infrastructure Agency) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, as required by state law. In previous years, Jensen & Keddington (having been selected through RFP), performed the audit; following […]
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