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Utopia official says municipal fiber has expanded capacity, subscribers and new services
Summary
Utopia representatives updated the Layton City Council on the municipal open‑access fiber network’s growth, subscriber counts, pricing tiers and smart‑city projects, and described the network’s financing structure and projected repayment to member cities.
Greg Zimmerman, a Utopia representative, told the Layton City Council on Aug. 24 that the Utopia open‑access fiber network has grown to “over 250,000 locations” across Utah, with roughly 77,000 subscribers systemwide and about 9,652 residential and 544 business subscribers in Layton. He said the network can deliver up to 10 gigabit service to every address and that some business customers take 100‑gig (and some now 400‑gig) connections.
Zimmerman said Utopia was formed in 2002 and began financing and building phases in 2004. He described the network as an “open access” model—local governments build fiber and multiple private service providers compete on that infrastructure—and said the model gives Layton residents more provider options than many U.S. cities. “We are the most competitive open access network in The United States,” he said.
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