Census: Utah ranks No. 3 for households with high-speed internet

Back in 1993, Pete Ashdown wanted to access the internet at his Utah home but discovered “I didn’t have that option.” So he started the Xmission internet service provider company — figuring a few other “nerds” may want the same thing.Now, 83.1 percent of Utah households subscribe to high-speed Internet service, ranking No. 3 in the nation, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.“I never would have dreamed that,” when his c