[SatNews] Unserved rural households can now be served, thanks to funding via RUS...

ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) subsidiary WildBlue, a provider of high-speed satellite Internet service, is bringing affordable broadband directly to unserved rural households in the West and Midwest through funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act). Eligible customers, unserved by other broadband alternatives, can connect with 1 Mbps download speeds for only $39.95 per month. The new service package began selling June 3rd and includes lifetime pricing for the customer.  The Recovery Act funds, administered through the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS), are helping create jobs in the U.S. by using local WildBlue dealers, installers, and U.S.-based customer care, and are stimulating economic activity among rural households that can now efficiently connect to online commerce and other resources.

WildBlue is a premier Ka-band satellite broadband service provider in the United States. Now a wholly owned subsidiary of ViaSat, the stage is set for accelerated growth, increased performance, and expansion of the WildBlue broadband service using ViaSat next-generation network technology, featuring the high-capacity ViaSat-1 satellite scheduled to launch this summer. The one-time offer to sign up for the low-cost service remains in effect until WildBlue’s Recovery Act funding is exhausted. To learn more about eligibility and service startup, call 888-421-0882 or go to www.wildblue.com/usa.