Skycasters Politely Demands Cooperative Data in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. – March 11, 2009 “Hi, my name is Mike Kister, President of Skycasters, a broadband satellite Internet provider from Akron, Ohio, and we’re ready to implement ISP backhaul, connect education to the Internet through the E-Rate program, and help secure healthcare communications reach underserved communities.”
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On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, Mike and three colleagues attended the first American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) broadband stimulus public meeting, held at the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Kister's team networked with state and rural community leaders, Internet service providers, equipment suppliers, and other “parties of interest” investigating how to help the USA regain its economic footing through ensuring broadband communications are available anywhere in the United States, near or far. |
Web cast to underscore the fact that broadband is not available everywhere, the joint agency meeting also demonstrated that while the NTIA and USDA are administering separate grant programs, with the help of the FCC, they are tasked to work cooperatively.
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Skycasters takes very seriously working cooperatively with governmental organizations, NGOs and private companies. Skycasters' Senior Account Executive Richard McKinney’s sole question of the panel was, “I'm curious if … the program is going to facilitate [cooperative efforts] by releasing contact information of those of us ... who are in this room so that we can share thoughts together, and perhaps build better proposals for you?” |
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While the moderator’s answer was not in the affirmative, the point had been made. Skycasters is serious about doing real business with real organizations solving real problems.
Skycasters recognizes that by partnering with other providers, we can leverage our collective expertise to make the most efficient use of the funding available. By working together, we can meet the goals of the ARRA Broadband initiative.
Because grants will be the major funding vehicle, Skycasters is prepared to both assist customers who win grants and help customers with grant writing such that all the pieces will be in place, and the customer will simply need to submit the application.
Skycasters excels at helping customers who are either building reliable communications infrastructure from the ground up or establishing a backup that will be there when existing infrastructure is severed. Skycasters is the right kind of organization to help spread the broadband Internet to small community ISPs that are otherwise off the grid.
Fiber installation can exceed $20,000 per mile, depending on terrain, and takes time to engineer the route. Skycasters can deliver Broadband backhaul pretty much anywhere in the country for $2,500 installed or less, and have the service up and running in as little as 10 days. This gives customers permanent or pre-fiber connectivity now, and that gets broadband Internet to unserved or underserved agricultural, educational, and healthcare resources fast.
Contact Skycasters at to speak with a representative, or visit us at skycasters.com.
SOURCE Skycasters, LLC.
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CONTACT: Media, Michael P. Kister, President, +1-330-785-2100,
or Gordon H. Landefeld, Marketing, +1-330-785-2100,
both of Skycasters, LLC.
Web site: http://www.skycasters.com/
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