by Tax Watchdog | Oct 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
October 14, 2010 Centerville and Layton leaders remain committed to moving forward with UTOPIA, the fiber-optic network expected to bring economic development to their respective communities. UTOPIA is asking its member communities to commit to an additional $62...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Rodger Hardy July 22, 2010 City officials are balking at the latest effort to raise more money for UTOPIA. Five cities that are part of the 11-city consortium attempting to bring fiber-optic cable to homes and business have formed a new entity, the Utah Infrastructure...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
July 21, 2010 Recent goings-on in Orem highlight some key points of what government should and should not spend money on. Last week the Utah Taxpayers Association held a rally in Orem to focus on problems it sees in the UTOPIA system and its funding. Meanwhile, the...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Steven Oberbeck July 11, 2010 Plagued by continuing losses and facing an uncertain future, the Utopia fiber-optic system is out to reinvent itself. Operators of the system want Utopia’s 11 member cities to coalesce and launch an entity known as the Utah Infrastructure...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Rebecca Palmer July 13, 2010 About 250 people attended a rally Tuesday evening organized to protest the municipal fiber-optic network UTOPIA. Dozens of families heard from a handful of speakers that UTOPIA, the Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency, is...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
June 21, 2010 The Utah Taxpayers Association continues to take aim at the pile of tax dollars being pledged to UTOPIA, a fiber optic network the association views as being in direct competition with private Internet service providers. But UTOPIA officials, who say...
