Most of these carriers have unused load capacities and are able to handle increased service demands for their equipment. The UTA provides public transportation services in six counties, which include Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo and Orem. Up to 164 different routes are available throughout a 1,400 square-mile area and 75 percent of the people who live within UTA's public transit district have bus service within two blocks of their homes. New to the Salt Lake valley is the UTA TRAX light-rail system. When the light-rail system began operating in December 1999, it was projected to carry 14,000 passengers per day.
Light rail is a medium-capacity train that is powered by electric motors fed by overhead wires.
Light rail is considered part of a balanced transportation approach to meet problems of growth and congestion along the Wasatch Front. Telecommunications Marketing Salt Lake City is a hub for telecommunications in the intermountain region. More than two million inbound calls are processed daily in Utah. Utah's geographic location and time zone, coupled with the abundance of multi-language employees, make it advantageous for telemarketing activities. Many national firms have opened reservation or catalog divisions in the state.