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March 9, 2012 Presentation to the Utah Tribal Leaders Meeting at the Utah Division of Libraries. Presentation includes detailed maps, by provider and technology, of available broadband in tribal areas of the state.
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Utah Tribal LeadersMarch 9, 2012
The Utah Broadband Project
PurposeTo develop a statewide map of
available broadband services and a plan to increase broadband adoption
and deployment in the state.
Website: http://broadband.utah.gov
Twitter: @utahbroadband
UNSERVED UTAH HOUSEHOLDSUsing Mapping Data for Broadband Planning:
Winter 2011 Broadband Service Areas47 Providers: Mobile, Fixed Wireless, Cable, DSL, Fiber
Wireless Wireline
Summary of FindingsWayne County has the highest percentage, at 18.04%, of unserved households in the state (representing only 278 households)• 15.36% are unserved in San Juan
County (859 HHs)• 5.22% in Garfield County (163 HHs)• 3.64% in Kane County (178 HHs)• 2.59% in Piute County (22 HHs)
This 5-county, Southeastern portion of the state has a total population of 31,373. For comparison, Salt Lake County’s population is 1,029,386 and Summit County’s 36,202
Summary of Findings99.67% of Utah households are served by broadband• Approximately 3,187 Utah households still lack broadband access • Out of 246 incorporated cities/towns in Utah, approximately 177 have
some form of broadband service provided to every household
98.56% of Utah households have a choice of two or more broadband providers• 11.93% have residential fiber service available
Out of Utah’s 29 counties, 14 entire counties lack any residential fiber access
Five of Utah’s 29 counties lack any broadband access from fixed wireless providers (Carbon, Duchesne, Rich, Uintah, and Wayne Counties)
Urban vs. Rural SpeedsIn Utah, the urban/rural divide is est. at 2-4%
*Source: “Broadband Statistics Report: Broadband Availability in Urban vs. Rural Areas” National Broadband Map, NTIA. Data as of June 2011, Report published February 2012
What about demand?
A 2011 survey conducted by USU and SUU concluded that there is no urban/rural gap in demand for broadband in Utah.
FOCUS ON TRIBAL AREAS IN UTAHWhat providers, technologies and services are available in my area?
Shoshone(Northern Box Elder County)
Wired :ComcastFrontier
Mobile Wireless:SprintAT&TCricketVerizon
Fixed Wireless: Cache BroadbandDigis
Skull Valley Goshutes(Central Tooele County)
Wired :BeehiveCentraCom
Mobile Wireless:Verizon
Fixed Wireless:None
Ibapah Goshutes(Western Juab County)
Wired:Beehive
Mobile Wireless:None(Some AT&T Wireless signal floods in from Nevada)
Fixed Wireless:None
Paiute(Kanosh, Koosharem and Indian Peaks)
Wired:CenturyLink
Mobile Wireless:AT&TSprintVerizon
Fixed Wireless:See slide 16
Paiute(Cedar and Shivwits)
Wired:None
Mobile Wireless:AT&TSprintVerizon
Fixed Wireless:See slide 16
Paiute(Entire Area-all bands)
Fixed Wireless:AltazipInfowestSkywire
Ute(Uintah and Ouray)
Wired:Strata
Mobile Wireless:AT&TSprintStrataVerizon
Fixed Wireless:None
Ute(White Mesa-Central San Juan County)
Wired:Frontier
Mobile Wireless:AT&T
Fixed Wireless:River Canyon Wireless
Navajo(Southern San Juan County)
Wired:Frontier
Mobile Wireless:AT&TT-MobileVerizon
Fixed Wireless:River Canyon Wireless
Interested in more stats on how ‘connected’ tribal lands are?
Go check out the “Native Nations”
feature on the National Broadband Map
www.broadbandmap.gov/native-nations
UTAH BROADBAND ADVISORY COUNCIL
How can community leaders get involved?
Utah Broadband Advisory Council
Mission:To examine the condition of broadband
adoption and deployment in the State of Utah and to provide the Governor and Legislature with recommendations and
policy guidance related to the findings of the Advisory Council.
Utah Broadband Advisory Council
Next Meeting:
March 14, 1:30-3:00 p.m. @ Hilton Garden Inn, St. George
RSVP to: [email protected]
QUESTIONS?
Tara Thue [email protected]
801-538-8742 or 801-541-3473Website: http://broadband.utah.gov
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