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Media inquiries: Please contact the office's Public Information Officer, Ashley Okawa, at ashleyokawa@utah.gov or 801-518-3765.
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July 2016 Map of the Month: Broadband Metrics from Address Points

The July 2016 Map of the Month mashes Utah’s map layer of addressed property locations with the highest advertised speeds…
July 29, 2016

CNBC #1 State for Business

With a sweet economy and an industrious workforce, the Beehive State is America’s Top State for Business.…
July 26, 2016

PTAC News: Millennial Challenge Corporation

PTAC hosted an outreach event from the Millennial Challenge Corporation…
July 22, 2016
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New Report Explores Public-Private Partnerships for Broadband

The Institute for Self-Reliance has published a strategic guide and case study analysis on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Broadband.  Written…
July 20, 2016
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2016 Global Information Technology Report Describes 4th Industrial Revolution

The 16th Annual Global Information Technology Report (GITR) was recently published by the World Economic Forum, INSEAD, and Cornell University. …
July 20, 2016
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Snow College Wins Distance Learning Grant

Snow College in Ephraim, Utah has received a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant.  …
July 19, 2016
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FCC Approves 5G Spectrum Order In Coordination with White House Campaign

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to pass the Spectrum Frontiers Order at its most recent open commission meeting…
July 19, 2016
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NTIA Seeks Comment on Community Connectivity Self-Assessment Tool

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is asking for comment on its Proposed Framework for the Community Connectivity Self-Assessment…
July 18, 2016

Point of the Mountain Development Commission Approves RFP

The Point of the Mountain Development Commission (PMDC) approved a request for proposal (RFP) to contract a consultant to help…
July 15, 2016

GOED Board Meeting Highlight: Rural Fast Track Grants on a Roll

At the July 14 board meeting, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board of Directors approved a record ten…
July 15, 2016

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