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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 […]
Read More >UTOPIA 1Gig Subscriber Shares Experience
January 21st, 2013
Having 1Gbps Internet has been an amazing opportunity for my home and business. One of our greatest goals is to work smarter, not harder, and having such impressive Internet speed makes that possible in so many ways. I run a company that rents and supports digital cinema cameras. They are used to shoot everything […]
Read More >American Crafts Sees Drastic Bandwidth Improvement with UTOPIA
January 7th, 2013
American Crafts of Orem was founded in 1994 by Steve and Alma Mitchell. Their initial focus was the general crafting market. In the late ‘90s, the firm’s focus shifted to creating innovative, well-designed products for the emerging scrapbooking industry. Since then, American Crafts has steadily expanded its product offering, becoming a trendsetter along the way. […]
Read More >“I Am UTOPIA” Videos
January 4th, 2013
Our subscribers have started submitting their “I Am UTOPIA” videos. Here’s what we have received:
Read More >Where is Online Education Going?
December 31st, 2012
You may be surprised to learn that “distance learning” is not a new pedagogical technique. What could be described as “correspondence courses” date to the early 18th century, and the University of London offered distance learning degrees more than 150 years ago. Today, technology has taken the concept to new levels of ubiquity, not […]
Read More >Win-Win: Murdock Hyundai of Lindon Gets Faster Internet, Saves Money with UTOPIA
December 19th, 2012
Murdock Auto Group started in 1982 with the opening of Murdock Chevrolet in Bountiful, Utah. In 2005, Murdock purchased its first Hyundai dealership in Orem, Utah, expanding Hyundai offerings to Logan in 2006 and Salt Lake City in 2008. For Murdock’s Hyundai dealerships, their goal was simple: have a Murdock Hyundai in every neighborhood. […]
Read More >Nucor Building Systems Enjoys “Exponentially Faster” UTOPIA Network
December 6th, 2012
Nucor Corporation, a Fortune 300 company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of the largest steel producers in the United States, and the largest of the “mini-mill” operators. The total annual steelmaking capacity of the company is 25 million tons. As one of Nucor’s public brands, Nucor Building Systems began in 1987 with the construction of […]
Read More >The Personal Benefits of Your Community-Owned Network
November 20th, 2012
Shortly before I started grad school in 2005, I got a laptop that had built in WiFi. To help some of us “old timers” who hadn’t been in school for some time, the university had refresher courses to help us remember what we had once learned and perhaps forgotten since undergrad days. I believe […]
Read More >Innovation with Fiber
November 14th, 2012
UTOPIA isn’t Google, and Utah isn’t Kansas City, but what is happening in KC provides an instructive lesson on the power of innovation. As Google starts to connect residential customers to its gigabit fiber network, a funny thing is happening: because the roll-out is residential first, start-ups in the area are renting and buying homes […]
Read More >Centerville is Connected!
November 12th, 2012
By Mayor Ron Russell Several years ago, Centerville City joined with 10 other Utah cities to form the UTOPIA fiber optic network. We were pioneers, taking on a project with unknown challenges and the promise of unlimited potential. Like the other cities, we viewed the development of true high-speed fiber-optic connectivity for our citizens as […]
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