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Nationwide satellite internet access can only be achieved through satellite. Through satellite, ubiquitous coverage can be achieved with current geostationary satellites. In the last five years this has become a commercially viable option. Hughes Corp has pioneered most of the technology that know as VSAT. This technology was first widely used in the DIRECTV market and is the standard for satellite internet.

Nationwide satellite coverage means it can be deployed in where in the under served rural areas as well as areas that are unserved by terrestrial carriers like DSL or cable.

Its a perplexing situation and somewhat ironic for the person who may find themselves in the percentile who are in these under served areas, since the necessity of high speed (broadband) is like the new petroleum that propels our economy to the lifestyles we know.

There is no on single carrier, with the exception of a satellite internet carrier that can bridge the broadband information super highway divide. Terrestrial carriers are limited by geography as well as other wireless technologies that require a tremendous backhaul which, at this time, make then far less universal and ubiquitous than satellite internet.

Fixed satellite internet systems deployed in homes and businesses have become the mainstay of this universal coverage. Tremendous market penetration has been made by companies such as HughesNet. Recently, Wildblue has also made an impact on the satellite internet market..

There is still a vast market of potential fulfillment nationwide. This can be demonstrated through various studies. Statistically, 40 percent of the US population is not reached by DSL or cable.

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