Salt Lake City has made significant strides in the last few years to modernize its telecommunications infrastructure to meet the demands of the business community. This includes the launch of SLC Wi-Fi, providing free wireless internet service in downtown Salt Lake City. Additional private investments from AT&T of $150 million and over a $1 billion from Qwest have been made into the State of Utah’s telecommunications network with more expansion planned. (source: Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development)
Utah’s electric power and natural gas rates are among the nation's lowest. In 2006, Utah had the second lowest natural gas rates and the third lowest utility rates in the nations. (source Edison Electric Institute and U.S. Energy Information Administration)
with the 3rd lowest average utility rates among Western U.S. Region. (source: Edison Electric Institute's 2005 Winter Report) . Utah continued to have the second lowest natural gas rates in the nation, behind Alaska, in 2005, according to a report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Utah has become a Western states telecommunications hub. The state processes more than two million inbound calls per day. Qwest has invested over $1 billion in telecommunications infrastructure. Currently, more than 91% of all access lines are served by electronic switching centers, and two central offices are equipped with integrated services digital networks (ISDN). Qwest's fiber optic line from Logan to St. George is in place. AT&T's transcontinental fiber cable enters Salt Lake City via Parleys Canyon and terminates in a downtown switching center before branching to Seattle and San Francisco. It can handle 1.3 million calls daily.
Information Courtesy Governor’s Office of Economic Development
