Trump to Include Rural Broadband into Infrastructure Proposal
President Trump announced that rural broadband will be included in his $1 trillion infrastructure plan. He discussed his plans on…
June 28, 2017
June 2017 Map of the Month: Broadband Coverage Statistics Over Time
The Broadband Outreach Center began collecting residential broadband coverage maps from providers over six years ago.…
June 28, 2017
Rural Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Application Open
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has announced a grant for Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) to be awarded for Fiscal…
June 27, 2017
Accelerated Review of Communication Projects on Federal Lands and Property
On May 8, 2017, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) issued a Program Comment for an accelerated review of…
June 27, 2017
McKinsey Publishes Internet of Things Update
According to a recent McKinsey article, Internet of Things adoption has optimistic outlooks on new technological advances as well as plenty of room…
June 27, 2017
Jessica Rosenworcel Nominated as FCC Commissioner
President Donald Trump has announced his nomination for Jessica Rosenworcel to fill the democratic slot at the Federal Communications Commission.…
June 27, 2017
GOED Confirms New Board Chair
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board recently approved two changes in leadership. Jerry Oldroyd, senior counsel at Ballard…
June 23, 2017
AT&T and FirstNet Releases State Plans
As of June 19th, AT&T has released state plans for implementation of the FirstNet emergency network. Each state’s governor can either…
June 22, 2017
GOED Board Approves 13 Grants in Two Months for Rural Utah
Our Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Rural Development team has been hard at work. In the last two months…
June 13, 2017
Culture, Talent and Career: A Conversation with Lena Laakso
Here is the latest in the series of conversations with inspirational Utah women in business. GOED’s Jessica Jerome is our…
June 12, 2017
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