Prime Time Communications Brings Digital Triple Play to Residential Customers on UTOPIA Open Access Network

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (“UTOPIA”) announced that Prime Time Communications, L.L.C. will offer over 350 channels of digital television, as well as digital voice and ultra-high speed broadband Internet access to residential customers over UTOPIA’s 100% fiber optic Open Service Provider Model network.

“In order for UTOPIA to fulfill our brand promise of providing choice to our member cities, we must offer a wide range of high-quality service providers, and adding Prime Time to our lineup is a huge step in that direction”

“We are thrilled to welcome a new service provider offering the triple play of television, Internet and voice services on the UTOPIA network,” said Todd Marriott, Executive Director of UTOPIA. “In order for UTOPIA to fulfill our brand promise of providing choice to our member cities, we must offer a wide range of high-quality service providers, and adding Prime Time to our lineup is a huge step in that direction,” Marriott added.

“Prime Time is excited to begin serving customers on the UTOPIA network,” said Mark Wentzlaff, President and Chief Executive Officer Prime Time. “Our digital voice, video and Internet services were designed to take advantage of the capabilities of 100% fiber networks like UTOPIA’s. We offer a huge selection of entertainment and information packages, including extensive HDTV content, digital music, as well as local TV stations and sports programming, including the MountainWest sports network, which is of special interest to many UTOPIA customers,” he concluded.

About UTOPIA

UTOPIA, www.UtopiaNet.org, is a consortium of Utah cities operating a fiber-optic network that provides a competitive marketplace for telecommunications services in its 16 member cities with combined population over 500,000. UTOPIA’s Open Service Provider Model provides the physical infrastructure, while private sector companies compete to provide internet, voice, video and other services over that infrastructure. UTOPIA connects customers’ homes and businesses directly to fiber-optic lines without copper or wireless connections.

About Prime Time Communications

Prime Time Communications is a leading provider of integrated, IP-based services – including the fastest Digital Internet, the clearest Digital Television and the richest Digital Telephone packages – over a cutting-edge, fiber optic network. Established in 2005 and based in Englewood, Colorado, Prime Time currently serves households and businesses in communities across Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Mississippi and Kansas. For more information, visit www.primetimecommunications.net.