Drew Clark (moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast.

Warren Woodward, Director of Broadband Service, XMission Internet.Roger Timmerman, Executive Director, UTOPIA Fiber.Lynne Yocom, Fiber Optics Manager, Utah Department of Transportation.Following up on a Broadband Communities 2019 article telling the story of UTOPIA Fiber’s buildout to Morgan City, this Broadband Breakfast Live session will examine the impact of bringing broadband to this rural community. Into the mix stepped UTOPIA Fiber, an open access network in Utah primarily serving the more populous communities on the west side of the Wasatch front. But in 2019, Morgan, a community on the least-populated side of the Wasatch Mountains without even a stoplight, found itself on the wrong side of the digital divide. Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 12 Noon ET – Bringing Broadband to Rural America: A Case Study in Morgan, Utahīringing broadband to a rural community like Morgan City, Utah, is never an easy task. Watch the event on Broadband Breakfast, or REGISTER HERE to join the conversation. Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place on Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. UTOPIA Fiber is a sponsor of Broadband Breakfast. Many states are now mimicking what is now known as the “Utah model,” said Yocom, including Maryland, Florida, Georgia, and Colorado. Lynne Yocom, fiber optics manager at UDOT, estimated that one third of the company’s infrastructure was self-built, with the other two thirds built by partner companies.

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