{"id":5399,"date":"2018-09-12T08:50:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T15:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xmission.com\/blog\/?p=5399"},"modified":"2018-09-13T10:35:42","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T17:35:42","slug":"media-release-xmission-recognizes-its-10000th-subscriber-on-utopia-fiber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xmission.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/12\/media-release-xmission-recognizes-its-10000th-subscriber-on-utopia-fiber","title":{"rendered":"Media Release: XMission Recognizes its 10,000th Subscriber on UTOPIA Fiber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xmission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/xmission-10000-utopia-subscribers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5407\" \/>Today, XMission celebrated the 10,000th customer to sign up for its fiber optic service on the <a href=\"http:\/\/utopiafiber.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UTOPIA Fiber network<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The customer, JR Medina of Murray, received a free year of XMission\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/xmission.com\/utopia\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gigabit data service<\/a>. \u201cI am extremely happy with UTOPIA,\u201d said JR. \u201cFrom the installation to how they hooked up my router, it was easy. They did everything. I was with Comcast for twelve years. I was blinded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am very proud to welcome our 10,000th UTOPIA customer to XMission,\u201d said XMission president and founder, Pete Ashdown. \u201cI believe our reputation for privacy and service is what brought him here and will continue to keep him as a customer long into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>XMission has provided home and business services on UTOPIA since 2005. XMission initially offered 15Mb data connections for residential customers. Now, XMission offers up to 10Gb data connections\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/xmission.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/10\/media-release-beyond-google-fiber-in-utopia-cities-xmission-launches-the-fastest-residential-connection-available-in-the-u-s\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the fastest home connection available in the nation<\/a>. XMission also provides businesses with <a href=\"https:\/\/xmission.com\/business_utopia\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">multi-Gigabit data connections<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/xmission.com\/business_phone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">phones<\/a> on UTOPIA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUTOPIA Fiber is excited to see the rapid growth of XMission subscribers on UTOPIA Fiber.   The UTOPIA Fiber network was built by its member communities to allow private providers to be able to offer the fastest, most reliable, and best value services in Utah, and we are happy to see XMission thriving on the system as a result of their excellent service,\u201d said Roger Timmerman, executive director, UTOPIA Fiber.  \u201cAs we continue to expand our fiber network, we are excited that more and more residents and businesses will benefit from the speeds, services, and internet neutrality that XMission provides. \u201c <\/p>\n<p>UTOPIA Fiber cities with active footprints include Brigham City, Centerville, Layton, Lindon, Midvale, Murray, Orem, Payson, Perry, Tremonton, and West Valley City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, XMission celebrated the 10,000th customer to sign up for its fiber optic service on the UTOPIA Fiber network. The customer, JR Medina of Murray, received a free year of XMission\u2019s Gigabit data service. \u201cI am extremely happy with UTOPIA,\u201d said JR. \u201cFrom the installation to how they hooked up my router, it was easy. 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