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UTOPIA is neither gone nor forgotten
March 23rd, 2016
Check out this article from the Daily Herald written by Genelle Pugmire on March 23, 2016. It has been nearly two years since the Orem City Council rejected a proposal by Macqaurie Capital Group to operate a fiber-optic network for the cities that make up UTOPIA. To recap what has happened since then, the […]
Read More >UTOPIA Announces New Executive Director Roger Timmerman
February 11th, 2016
Former Vice President of Engineering for Vivint Wireless approved by board WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH (Feb. 8, 2016) — The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) board approved the hiring of Roger Timmerman as the organization’s Executive Director. “As UTOPIA enters a new period of growth, it is vital to find a leader like Roger […]
Read More >UTOPIA’s “fiber highway” offers roadmap to greater competition for premise telecommunications services
February 10th, 2015
Article was originally published on Eldo Telecom on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 A major complaint about Internet service in the United States is legacy incumbent telephone and cable companies lack incentive to provide better value and customer service and to build out their networks to fully serve communities and neighborhoods and not just selected segments. […]
Read More >Hamlet Homes Breaks Ground on New Townhome Community
September 18th, 2013
UTOPIA is thrilled to be a part of Hamlet Homes, newest community, Carlisle Place. CITY OF SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT (September 17, 2013) – Officials from Hamlet Homes (www.hamlethomes.com) and the City of South Salt Lake broke ground today on a new townhome community called Carlisle Place located at the intersection of 700 […]
Read More >Beehive Broadband
July 10th, 2013
Beehive Broadband released a statement on June 10th regarding joining the UTOPIA network. Beehive Broadband Joins the UTOPIA Network Lake Point, Utah 07-10-2013 An affiliate of 50-year-old rural telephone company, Beehive Telephone, Beehive Broadband has partnered with UTOPIA to provide fiber optic internet connections to residential and business customers within the UTOPIA network cities, which […]
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 >UTOPIA in Centerville
November 16th, 2012
Centerville Becomes First UTOPIA City to Achieve 100 Percent on Construction of Backbone for Ultra-High-Speed Fiber-Optic Network Construction of city’s major trunk lines completed in 1 ½ years due to federal stimulus funds; 22 percent of single-family homes subscribe to the network in just 15 months Salt Lake City (November 16, 2012) – Centerville City […]
Read More >UTOPIA joins US Ignite Effort
June 16th, 2012
Salt Lake City (June 15, 2012) – UTOPIA, the consortium of Utah cities building an open-access fiber-optic network, has teamed with the US Ignite Partnership, launched yesterday at the White House, to capitalize on what is possible through virtualized ultra-fast broadband networks, and “ignite” the development of next-generation Internet applications and services for American businesses […]
Read More >The Fastest Internet Connection in Utah has arrived
June 13th, 2012
UTOPIA becomes the first in Utah to offer a 1-gig residential connection – ultrahigh speeds will make current technologies work in the blink of an eye and future applications not yet dreamed of possible Salt Lake City (June 12, 2012) – Today, UTOPIA, the open-access fiber-optic network formed by a group of Utah cities to […]
Read More >UTOPIA Moving Forward
February 21st, 2012
By Kane Loader It’s fair to say that the words “federal stimulus” don’t get much love around these parts. And some people don’t like the sound of “UTOPIA,” either. But we at UTOPIA – the consortium of cities that is building an open-source fiber-optic network – are happy to report that we’re using the $16 […]
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