Skycasters satellite Internet service plans for disaster response teams.

Disaster Response

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When selecting an appropriate broadband satellite Internet service plan, perhaps the most important thing to consider is whether you’ll need the system as your primary form of connectivity, or just for occasional use. For most disaster response and emergency preparedness teams, the mobile park-and-deploy equipment may only be used a handful of times a year—either for routine drills or testing, public relations events or an actual disaster. We have service plans that are specifically tailored to customers that have these requirements.

United States Government customers can now receive GSA Schedule discounts on all plans. Have someone contact me to learn more about Skycasters GSA pricing.

disaster response III service plans
Standard Plans	Test & Training	Occasional Use	Frequent Use	High Use / Multi-Site Shared Throughput
MaxIR (down/up)	3.0M/640k	3.0M/640k	3.0M/640k	3.0M/640k	3.0M/640k
CIR (down/up)	768k/384k	768k/384k	768k/384k	768k/384k	768k/384k
Static IP Address	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Monthly Recurring Fee	$179	$249	$599	$4,950 + $100/remote	$8,900 + $100/remote
Included Throughput (down/up)	500 MB	3 GB	10 GB (8/2)	100 GB (80/20)	200 GB (160/40)
Overage/MB (down/up)	$0.20/MB	$0.15/MB	$0.10/$0.15 per MB	$0.10/$0.15 per MB	$0.10/$0.15 per MB
Contract Term	24 month	24 month	24 month	24 month	24 month

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High Speed Plans	Test & Training	Occasional Use	Frequent Use	High Use / Multi-Site Shared Throughput
MaxIR (down/up)	6.09M/1.5M	6.09M/1.5M	6.09M/1.5M	6.09M/1.5M	6.09M/1.5M
CIR (down/up)	2.04M/768k	2.04M/768k	2.04M/768k	2.04M/768k	2.04M/768k
Static IP Address	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Monthly Recurring Fee	$199	$349	$799	$6,600 + $150/remote	$11,900 + $150/remote
Included Throughput (down/up)	500 MB	3 GB	10 GB (8/2)	100 GB (80/20)	200 GB (160/40)
Overage/MB (down/up)	$0.20/MB	$0.15/MB	$0.10/$0.15 per MB	$0.10/$0.15 per MB	$0.10/$0.15 per MB
Contract Term	24 month	24 month	24 month	24 month	24 month

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Daily Flat Rate Plans — GSA Only

These plans are specifically designed for disaster response organizations. Due to their exceptional value, the Daily Flat Rate Plans will only be available to government agencies, charities, non-profits and other DR organizations who can purchase from our GSA schedule. Verification of use may be required. These plans provide for unlimited usage for a daily flat rate.

daily flat rate service plans
	10:1 Standard	10:1 High Speed
MaxIR (down/up)	1.28M/640k	2.56M/1.28M
CIR (down/up)	128k/64k	256k/128k
Monthly Recurring Fee	$75	$75
Daily Use Rate*	$100	$150
Contract Term	24 month	24 month

* The Daily Use Rate will be charged for any day with greater than 10 megabytes throughput. When testing, please limit usage to under 10 megabytes throughput to avoid the Daily Use Rate.

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Rentals

For the unplanned or unexpected situation, emergency and short-term rentals are also available. We have mobile communications trailers (PDF), flyaway units (PDF), cargo trailers, and self-contained vehicles. Please contact us immediately for current availability at .

Flexible service options are available to accommodate your needs, starting at just $179 per month. If you need VoIP, or fax services and email, we can tailor a plan accordingly and provide helpful 24/7 tech support.

Click here to take an online assessment of your needs, and you’ll be on your way to a customized satellite communications plan. Or call to have a Skycasters expert assist you.

Throttled Throughput (Fair Access Policy - FAP) | Service Plan Upgrades

MaxIR – Maximum Information Rate, the maximum speed at which data can be received or transmitted.
CIR – Committed Information Rate, the speed at which we guarantee data can be received or transmitted. We guarantee you will receive 110% of your CIR at least 90% of the time, if not more.
Throughput Allowance – This is the total amount of data that can be transferred up and/or down in a given billing cycle (30 days) before the metered usage charge is assessed. All Disaster Response plans are billed as Option 1.
Option 1 – The "unlimited" plan permits you to pay for excess throughput. With this option, you will be billed according to your service plan for any throughput in excess of the plan allowance.
Note – Both Platinum III & Gold III can be configured as Option 1 or Option 2
Note – Platinum III Service Plan will be optimized for VoIP (1 slot every frame while idle)
Note – Gold III Service Plans will receive 1 slot every 4th frame while idle.
IP Addressing – All plans include 1 publicly routable static IP address. Blocks of 5 or 13 are available. Block of 5 is $30.00. Block of 13 is $60.00. Up to 256 are available if needed at an additional charge. If you need more than 5 IP addresses, your request must be justified in writing to meet ARIN requirements.

Disaster Response
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