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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 >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 >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 […]
Read More >Noah Webster Academy Saves with UTOPIA Network
November 8th, 2012
Noah Webster Academy is a charter school (K through 6th) in Orem, and represents a partnership of students, parents, teachers and administration who are committed to common objectives and to creating a safe, nurturing, disciplined environment. The Academy is committed to inspiring excellence in students through a curriculum that is classical in nature. Seeing that […]
Read More >Nothing like it in the World!
October 31st, 2012
I have been a long-time UTOPIA customer. This includes when I had an extended three and a half year stay in California. While I was living out in California, close to Silicon Valley itself, I expected to find some comparable Internet as what I had been already using for a couple of years. Was I […]
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