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NRTC Offers ViaSat Satellite Broadband

The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative has partnered with ViaSat to offer NRTC members faster 12 Mb/s satellite broadband through ViaSat's WildBlue service. The NRTC represents the telecommunications and information technology interests of around 1500 rural utilities and affiliates in 48 US states. The new ViaSat-1 high-capacity Ka-band spot beam satellite was launched back in October and includes coverage over North America and Hawaii, enabling a

Satellite on the Brink of…Something

Satellite Internet providers WildBlue and HughesNet have said they are both working to upgrade their speed and availability "over the next few years." Really?  Years?  I realize it's a major undertaking to shoot a satellite into orbit around our crowded planet.  The time to have put those satellites in place was several years ago, or worst case, right now.  Not