[sllug-members]: [sllug-members] UTOPIA Project in the [bad] news

[Steve]

Like most things in the SL Trib, it's very biased.  Esp considering
SLC has no stake in Utopia anyways.
If you read the reporters previous you will see a pretty serious slant
in reporting at least on tech items, in the favor of incumbent
providers.
There was very little if any attempt to explain the construction
delays, or what exactly is meant by cost overruns.

All in all we can solve the Utopia problem, simply by getting the word
out.  Very few people I've talked to have ever heard of it, or believe
it is outside their price range (even though they pay $100 month for
Cable triple play).

If you have friends and/or family explain to them what a fantastic
deal Utopia service actually is.
Might not hurt to mention that right now you can get 50MBs with 500GB
XFR for only $50/month with a $54 one time install fee.  More details
are here..  http://www.xmission.com/utopia/index.html

Sincerely,
Steve

On Dec 31, 2007 2:10 PM, Nelson H. F. Beebe <beebe at math.utah.edu> wrote:
> There is a large front-page story in the Salt Lake Tribune on Monday
> 31-Dec-2007 about financial difficulties in the UTOPIA Project, due
> both to delayed federal government funding, and a customer base that
> is 1/3 the size of that predicted.
>
> The story is online here:
>
>         http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7846408
>
> P.S. UTOPIA = Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency, a
>      project aimed at bringing fiber optic Internet access to homes
>      and businesses in subscribing communities in the state of Utah.
>
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