Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Final Call: UTOPIA Breaking Ground in Brigham
Residents of Brigham City, the wait is apparently over. UTOPIA is holding a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday October 10th from 11AM to 2PM to close up registration for service and finalize construction timelines. The ceremony will be held in Pioneer Park at Forest St. and 600 W. If you’re interested in getting service via UTOPIA, [...]
10 Comments » - Posted in Cheers, Events, UTOPIA by Jesse
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
UTOPIA Trucks Spotted in Brigham City; Is Service on the Way?
Commenter Dave noted that he has recently seen UTOPIA trucks driving around in downtown Brigham City. There’s not much indication as to what they were doing, but we do know that UTOPIA installed a fair amount of fiber backbone in the city before halting construction last spring. Tremonton saw sales crews about a month after [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Rumors, UTOPIA by Jesse
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Light the Fiber: UTOPIA Available in Tremonton
Good news for those that haven’t heard yet: UTOPIA service is now available in Tremonton. Both XMission and Nuvont are selling services and the word on the street is that the install fees are rock-bottom (under $60). If you’ve been waiting for UTOPIA in Tremonton, wait no more!
13 Comments » - Posted in Cheers, News, UTOPIA by Jesse
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Perry City Council to get UTOPIA Update on October 20
I got a note from a reader that the Perry City Council is expecting to receive an update from UTOPIA on their progress in the city during the city council meeting on October 20th at 7PM. If you’re looking for information on when UTOPIA will be available in Perry, you should make you’re at this [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Events, UTOPIA by Jesse
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
U-CAN Report: September 2008
The name of the game is frustration. Residents in Brigham City are eager to see UTOPIA get deployed, but they’re a bit sour on the Real Soon Now(TM) deployment date, one they’ve heard and seen missed before. Many aren’t going to wait around forever, instead going for cable modem, DSL and even wireless or cellular [...]
18 Comments » - Posted in Events, U-CAN, UTOPIA by Jesse
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
U-CAN Meetings for September
U-CAN Meetings will be held this month in Brigham City and West Valley City. Due to the lengthy travel time involved in getting up to Brigham City, no meetings will be held this month in Utah or Davis Counties. The meeting in Brigham City will be held at the Brigham City Carnegie Library at 26 [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Events, U-CAN by Jesse
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Report From the Initial Meeting of U-CAN
Today was the inaugural meeting of the UTOPIA Citizens Advisory Network or U-CAN for short. Attendance was about a dozen and we had some great conversations getting caught up on the status of UTOPIA and an idea of where it's going. Some highlights:
UTOPIA is looking at using Special Assessment Areas to expand services in non-member [...]