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STRATA Connects Communities

By January 1, 2021April 27th, 2023No Comments

Justin Hansen describes growing up in the Uintah Basin, riding four-wheelers and snowmobiling with his dad, like living in a Norman Rockwell painting. But he also grew up with a passion for information technology and computers.

“I was the 12-year-old kid taking WordPerfect classes instead of playing baseball or football,” he said.

Hansen graduated in 1996 and left his hometown to pursue his dream job because there were very few local technology jobs available.

Many Americans, including Hansen, share the dream of living wherever they want while still having access to the rest of the world. That dream is one of the reasons STRATA Networks was founded as a cooperative over 65 years ago. STRATA’s commitment to connecting communities is still prevalent in everything it does today.

Based in Roosevelt, Utah, STRATA is a forward-thinking telecommunications company, continually expanding services and technology for its customers like Justin Hansen, who want to live and work in remote areas without sacrificing a career they love.

After living in a large city, Hansen hoped to return and raise his family in the idyllic setting he experienced as a kid. Fiber-optic internet from STRATA made that possible.

“If it weren’t for the availability of gig fiber that I have to my house, moving back to the Basin wouldn’t have even been a choice,” Hansen said.

Recognizing that many people like Hansen would come back to the Uintah Basin if the workforce infrastructure they needed was there, Vernal City and Uintah County built an innovative coworking space leveraging STRATA’s fiber network. STRATA committed to providing the gigabit internet connection for the facility so that new doors will open for other residents like Hansen who want to come home.

Due to the rugged landscape and rural setting of the Uintah Basin, infrastructure costs pose significant financial barriers to delivering service to these areas. STRATA worked diligently to secure additional funding to bring internet services to even its most remote customers and received a $23.6 million loan-grant combination from the U.S. Department of Agriculture ReConnect Program.

These funds will help STRATA build the necessary infrastructure to deliver fiber internet to more than 3,000 of the most remote households, farms, businesses, and critical community facilities spread over 400 square miles in Duchesne and Uintah Counties. STRATA already has nearly 10,000 fiber locations with a goal to build more than 1,000 additional locations each year.

Continuing its commitment to bring service to the most remote parts of the region, STRATA partnered with the Utah Education & Telehealth Network (UETN), the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), and Daggett School District to complete an extensive 68-mile fiber-optic project to connect schools and health clinics within Daggett County. With roughly 40% of the route in rocky or solid rock conditions, this project was a massive, two-year engineering feat.

“Access to high-speed internet has transformed from being a convenience to a necessity — especially in education and healthcare,” said STRATA Networks CEO and general manager Bruce Todd. “We are proud of the partnership that STRATA and UETN have formed to make fiber internet accessible to even the most remote areas in our region, and we look forward to seeing the community and economic development that will come from it.”

STRATA’s commitment to keeping the community connected was more evident than ever when schools and businesses were closed due to COVID-19. During this time, STRATA pledged free internet to all new customers who had a student or educator in their home.

They also offered free speed upgrades for current customers where possible and established several free community WiFi hotspots. STRATA waived late fees and pledged not to terminate any customer because of their inability to pay due to the pandemic, and provided internet access to students who qualified for the CARES Act through local school district grant funding.

“Utah leads the nation in internet availability with some of the best broadband speeds in our rural counties,” said Rebecca Dilg, rural outreach manager at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “The work STRATA does to bring broadband to rural Utah is representative of our many Utah broadband providers.”

GOED works with broadband providers, policymakers, consumers, community institutions, and other stakeholders to support broadband deployment throughout the state, improve efficiencies, and expand statewide access and adoption.

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Bundle this package with wireless service & get both services for as low as $99.99/mo.

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Includes internet package price, with download speeds up to 50 Mbps and upload speeds up to 10 Mbps, and 1st line of unlimited talk, text, and data, or 3 GB of shareable data. Each additional line is extra. Click here to learn more.

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All data usage will be throttled at 25 Mbps up until 25 GB of data usage occurs within a single billing period. After 25 GB, speed will be reduced to 5 Mbps on local and roaming networks. Customers who consistently use excessive amounts of data outside of the local area may be required to select a different STRATA wireless plan or be subject to different policies. Tethered data will be restricted to the same policy. For full terms and conditions,Click here

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Includes price of internet package and unlimited talk, text & data. Additional taxes and fees may apply. Maximum of 10 lines per account. Business accounts do not qualify for these rates. All data usage will be throttled at 25 Mbps up until 25 GB of data usage occurs within a single billing period. After 25 GB, speed will be reduced to 5 Mbps on local and roaming networks. Customers who consistently use excessive amounts of data outside of the local area may be required to select a different STRATA wireless plan or be subject to different policies. Tethered data will be restricted to the same policy. For full terms and conditions, click here.

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Port-in of existing number & activation on current wireless plan required to qualify for switch credit of $200. $200 switch credit will be applied in the form of 12 monthly bill credits toward voice, text, & data rates, and has no cash value. Enrollment in paperless billing or autopay is required. Limit of 4 per account. Customer not eligible if they have ported out of STRATA’s wireless service within the last 6 mos. May be combined with other wireless offers. Promotion may end at any time. Restrictions apply, see store for details.

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Special Offer

New STRATA internet customers pay only $29.99/mo. for their internet package for the first three months. After three months, regular rates apply. Customer must be on current internet plan and enrolled in automatic payments and/or paperless billing to qualify. Residential accounts only. Leased equipment and add-on services may be extra. Upon initiation of service, customer may be subject to connect fees and/or service deposits. Customers who have disconnected internet service with STRATA within the last three months are not eligible for promotion. Additional taxes and fees may apply. Promotion may end at any time. Restrictions apply, see store for details.

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