NoGovInternet.com Announces Campaign to Alert Utahns about Government-Owned and Controlled Internet

In a press release, NoGovInternet.com announced the launch of a statewide campaign to oppose the expansion of government-owned broadband networks. NoGovInternet.com launched this campaign on TV and radio. It will continue to inform and educate Utahns, including outreach via digital ads, direct mail, and other multi-channel communications.

When the government owns and operates your broadband network, it controls the backbone of the internet. Putting local government in control of the speed and flow of information and personal data of its citizens poses real threats to personal freedoms and liberties, and it puts taxpayer dollars at risk. 

Nearly 80% of Utah’s residents are seeing their quality of life decrease while their cost of living increases. Utah cities are struggling every day to address population growth in urban and suburban areas while rural Utah continues to struggle to stay afloat with shrinking opportunities and population. 

Local government serves citizens best when focusing on growth-related issues such as traffic congestion, scarce water resources, crime, and public safety. Government should smartly partner with the private sector, but when government chooses to compete with, or worse, replace the private sector, it can be catastrophic for generations.

The failed experiments of iProvo and UTOPIA are Utah’s case studies for cities that have veered too far from their core duties and the proper role of government. UTOPIA is a union of city governments that have taxpayers foot the bill, putting public dollars at risk. They do this while competing with and replacing services from private providers. 

Former Speaker of the House Greg Hughes will be spearheading this important effort, delivering the information, and opening the black box behind Utah’s government takeover of broadband networks. 

“I’ve spent over 15 years in public service and have campaigned for office ten times. I have never met a single person who said they wanted the government to own and control their internet service,” Hughes said. 

“I look forward to getting good information that drives good decisions to city leaders, thought leaders, the media, and the taxpayers of Utah. If we see the day when cities have conquered the challenges of growth, water, parks, public safety, and other pressing core duties, they still should not become ‘entrepreneurs’ with their constituents’ tax dollars.”

The Domestic Policy Caucus encourages everyone to join the campaign at www.NoGovInternet.com. 

View NoGovInternet.com’s first television ad: “Not What They Do”