What Satellite Broadband and Other Satellite Terms Mean

pGet familiar with the terminology that the satellite Internet industry uses to describe its services./p
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pSatellite broadband: Using a satellite dish, individuals and businesses can access the high-speed web at any time. Because satellite Internet is always on users donrsquo;t have to log on the way dial-up Internet requires./p
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pBandwidth and satellite Internet: The amount of information that can be sent over the Internet at one time./p
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pBroadband Initiatives Program: Also called the Broadband Recovery Act and the Internet Recovery Act Program, the U.S. Government established this special program to bring satellite broadband to underserved regions to help stimulate the economy./p
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pFair Access Policy (FAP): Instituted by each satellite Internet provider that limits the amount of uploading/downing for each individual subscriber. An FAP makes it so everyone on the same satellite Internet plan has access to the same amount of bandwidth./p
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pRural Internet service: Many rural residents and businesses depend on dial-up because cable and DSL high-speed Internet is not available. Today, many rural Internet users can choose between wireless Internet and satellite Internet for faster Internet./p
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pSatellite Internet dish: The equipment that collects and sends microwaves in order for you to get online. A modem, which is connected to the computer and the satellite dish, translates the microwaves into data that makes it possible to access the web./p
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pSatellite Internet ISP: Technically, ISP means Internet service provider. Satellite Internet ISP is simply a company that offers Internet via satellite./p
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pSouthern Line of Sight: The minidish that is mounted on or near a building must face the southern sky without any obstruction, so that it can transmit and receive data from the orbiting satellite./p
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pWireless satellite Internet: If you have satellite Internet access, you can create a wireless network using a router./p