Company History

Mstar began as Deseret Online in 1998. Launched by the LDS church, the company was originally designed to provide value-added IP-based services to the Church’s educational institutions around the world.

In June 2002 the company was acquired by Chicago Venture Partners, L. P., (CVP) a private equity investment firm which specializes in buyouts, late stage growth equity investments and private investments in public entities (PIPES).

In June 2004, Mstar purchased Burgoyne Internet Services and nearly doubled its audience base. In March 2005, Mstar became the first company to launch services over the fiber-to-the-premise network owned by the Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA).

Mstar has now become the state’s largest and fastest-growing fiber-optic service provider. Mstar is the premier provider of ultra high-speed Internet, telephone, television and related communications services on the UTOPIA network. Now, the company offers the fastest, cleanest and broadest array of IP services over fiber in the country.