The Satellite Industry Association wants Congress to include a su...
The Satellite Industry Association wants Congress to include a subsidy of $400 per home for purchase of satellite broadband equipment in the economic stimulus package. Congress should “make satellite broadband networks eligible for these grants without specifying an arbitrary…
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minimum speed,” and include a grant program for the upfront cost of the end-user equipment, SIA President Patricia Cooper said in a letter to Congress. “Improvements in speed are not the primary desire” of people who can’t get terrestrial broadband, she said. “Access to an always-on broadband service is much more critical,” she said. Satellite broadband also can provide backup. Including satellite in any broadband proposal could create new jobs, since new installers and call-center workers would be needed to keep up with the increased demand, SIA told Congress.