| Information Superhighway, millions of Americans | | | | uses a small dish and a modem to provide the |
| are being left in the dust. That's because an | | | | broadband connection-meaning it's available |
| estimated 47 percent of the population-largely | | | | anywhere in the U.S. |
| living in rural or remote areas- doesn't have | | | | With HughesNet satellite ser-vice, for example, |
| access to high-speed, broadband service, such as | | | | residential users can experience speeds up to 10 |
| cable modems or DSL. | | | | times faster than dial-up. It's even faster for |
| But instead of believing that broadband | | | | business users. That means you can download |
| connectivity is a pipe dream, more and more of | | | | large files in minutes, not hours. But faster |
| these people are looking up-to the heavens. That's | | | | download speeds are not the only way that users |
| because it's now possible to receive high-speed | | | | save time; because satellite broadband is always |
| Internet access via satellite. And it doesn't matter | | | | on, people don't need to dial in and wait for a |
| how remote your location is; you can log on as | | | | connection. |
| long as you have a clear view of the southern | | | | To get started, you need a satellite dish mounted |
| sky. | | | | outside your home or business, preferably by a |
| Unlike traditional broadband options, satellite | | | | certified installer. No phone line is needed. |
| service does not rely on cable or wires. This | | | | And for the millions of people who've been |
| means that it's not hindered by geography or | | | | chugging along with dial-up, such news may seem |
| topology, or how much a service provider will | | | | out of this world. |
| invest in infrastructure. Instead, satellite service | | | | |