EchoStar Provides Transponder Service for SkyWay Broadband

Will Provide Ku-Band Satellite Bandwidth for High Speed Internet Service

By Linda Moss -- Multichannel News, 9/29/2008 9:39:00 AM

EchoStar has done a deal to provide transponder service to support SkyWay USA’s satellite broadband Internet service, officials said Monday.

Through the agreement, EchoStar will provide SkyWay USA with domestic Ku-band satellite bandwidth.  

“We are pleased to enter into this agreement with SkyWay USA to provide them with critical bandwidth to support their rural satellite internet solution,” Dean Olmstead, president of EchoStar Satellite Services, said in a prepared statement. “With EchoStar’s U.S. fleet of powerful Ku and Ka-band satellites, we were able to provide an immediate solution to help SkyWay USA expand its customer base.”

EchoStar’s capacity will be used by SkyWay USA to provide high-speed satellite Internet services to rural America. EchoStar represents a significant source of Ku-band and Ka-band satellite capacity together with satellite-related products and uplink support services.

“We are very excited about our multi-transponder, long-term agreement with EchoStar,” SkyWay USA CEO Dwayne Hay said in a prepared statement. “Our agreement with this strategic partner gives SkyWay the green light to rapidly deploy our hybrid satellite internet platform while not being concerned about satellite capacity for the next several years.”

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  Say NO WAY to SKYWAY.
  
  We are new subscribers to SkywayUSA and have had nothing but problem after problem.
  
  The service is extremely dissappointing and their Tech Support is close to non-existent. From continuous busy signals due to satelite outage (we were told) to just no answer on both toll free lines repeatedly.
  
  After 1 week of trying to get a signal for install we called and said we would like to cancel because the service is not as represented and we are most unhappy. What do we do pack up the dish and send it back?? (we still had no service at this time)
  
  One of the Business Development Managers (Chip Hayward) said to call Billing and tell them. We did and a young woman named Tina promtply read us the "fine print" and that the $243 we paid for dish etc, there is a $150 penaly for cancelation, and other charges etc etc.... So we might as well toss it in the trash.
  
  After 30 min of tech talk trying to get the modem working , they said it was a satelite problem. How is a dial up modem a satelitel problem??
  
  The only reason we trusted this group was due to the ECHOSTAR brand. We feel cheated and deceived and have poor service and can not get anyone to answer the phone.
  
  SAY NO WAY TO SKYWAY.

  
  

  
  Blair Richards - 11/12/2008 11:38:00 PM EST
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