Utah Broadband Outreach Center
OVERVIEW U.C.A. 63N-12-301 The Utah Broadband Outreach Center is a state program focused on mapping available broadband services and working with broadband providers, communities and other stakeholders to promote the development of additional infrastructure in Utah. The Utah Broadband Outreach Center supports the Governor’s Office of Economic Development’s mission to enhance quality of life by increasing Utah’s revenue base and improving employment opportunities. Broadband plays a critical role in Utah’s commercial growth and residential quality of life.
The Utah Broadband Advisory Council The Utah Broadband Outreach Center plays a key role in fulfilling GOED’s mission objective to support and leverage both partner agencies and community leaders to create proactive, unique economic development solutions statewide. The Utah Broadband Advisory Council was formed in June 2011 and meets regularly to examine the condition of broadband adoption and deployment in the state of Utah. The council provides the Governor and Legislature with recommendations and policy guidance. Members of the council represent a diverse group of interests including economic development, state and local government, health care, education, libraries, transportation, public safety and tribal entities. Going forward, the council will engage in targeted approaches to aggregate demand for broadband deployment and extend resources to improve broadband use and accessibility across the state.
Since the I-15 Reconstruction Project surrounding the 2002 Olympics, UDOT has woven broadband into rights-of-way along state roads. The Center promotes similar infrastructure projects statewide.
Governor’s Office of Economic Development • 2015 Annual Report • www.business.utah.gov
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