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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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Rural Broadband Experiments Application Due November 7

Recently, the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau released a public notice and hosted a webinar about the process for…
October 20, 2014
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July 2014 Map of the Month: Broadband Availability on Tribal Land

On the whole, Utah has great broadband coverage, especially in urban areas. While Utah’s broadband coverage in comparison to similar states…
July 30, 2014
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FCC Rural Broadband Workshop Video Available

Video of the Rural Broadband Workshop hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 19, 2014, is now available. The day-long workshop…
April 2, 2014
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FCC to Host Rural Broadband Workshop Featuring UEN

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be hosting a Rural Broadband Workshop on March 19, 2014. This workshop will focus on the importance of broadband…
March 14, 2014
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February 2014 Map of the Month: Number of Fixed Broadband Providers per Block

This month’s installment in our Map of the Month series looks at the number of broadband providers capable of providing…
February 21, 2014

GOED Expands Rural Economic Development Effort

GOED announced three new staff members…
August 19, 2013

USDA Announces Funding for Rural Education and Healthcare

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will begin to accept grant applications for the Distance Learning and…
July 3, 2013
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June 2013 Map of the Month: USDA Community Connect Fund

As was described in a recent blogpost, the USDA announced that up to $21 Million in grants will be made available…
June 24, 2013

USDA Announces New Broadband Funding

Today, the USDA announced that up to $21 Million in grants will be made available to promote rural broadband access…
June 11, 2013

Rural Broadband Report Emphasizes the Digital Divide

Don Albrecht is the Director of the Western Rural Development Center at Utah State University. The recently published report titled…
May 15, 2013

"Media inquiries: Please contact the office's Public Information Officer, Ashley Okawa, at ashleyokawa@utah.gov or 801-518-3765."