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Employee Spotlight: Jessica Rivera
June 1st, 2016
Jessica Rivera is our phenomenal Team Lead over our Customer Service Department. She started working here at UTOPIA as a Customer Service Representative in October 2014 and was promoted about 9 months ago due to her hard work. As a Team Lead, Jessica oversees the CSR team and keeps our customers happy. She faces a […]
Read More >Employee Spotlight: Daniele Turpin
May 2nd, 2016
Daniele Turpin is another incredible employee here at UTOPIA. Daniele has been with us since September 2015 as a GIS Technician where she works on the mapping components of UTOPIA’s network. She first heard about UTOPIA through GIS networking magazine, SLUG and decided to join our team. After only being here for less than a […]
Read More >Employee Spotlight: Lindsay Parsons
April 4th, 2016
Meet Lindsay Parsons. Lindsay has been with UTOPIA a little over a year and is one of our Network Operations Center (NOC) Technicians. She started here as an intern in the summer of 2014 and was hired after a position opened up. Her first impression with UTOPIA was one she didn’t quite expect. Growing up […]
Read More >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 >What’s Going On With UTOPIA?
March 22nd, 2016
The question we receive the most is, “What is going on with UTOPIA these days?” Well, we have exciting news; UTOPIA is building. People seem to think we’re not building out our network, but we have been expanding for quite some time. Since January of 2015 we have made an additional 5,000 homes available for service. […]
Read More >Employee Spotlight: Mary Bingham
March 2nd, 2016
Mary Bingham is one of our many awesome staff members here at UTOPIA. The Salt Lake native started working here in 2011 as our receptionist and is now our Corporate Administrative Assistant. As an Administrative Assistant, Mary’s main responsibilities are helping in the accounting and billing departments and keeping the whole office organized. She is […]
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 >Customer Service Team Lead
April 13th, 2015
Customer Service Team Lead Position Type: – Full Time Pay Rate: $17 to $22 DOQ Summary/Objective: The Customer Service Team Lead position is responsible for providing quality and efficient customer service by daily management of a small team of employees to include: hiring, motivating, recognizing and rewarding, coaching, counseling, training, and problem solving. You will […]
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 >UTOPIA leader: Solvency is in sight
January 16th, 2015
Article was originally published in the Standard Examiner on January 16, 2014 SALT LAKE CITY — The infusion of $10 million from a legal settlement with the federal government and a steady, but slow, take rate has at least one official from the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) suggesting there is light at the end […]
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