BROADBAND CAPACITY QUESTION
EXPECTED GROWTH IN SATELLITE AS DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR BROADBAND DATA COULD STRAIN SATELLITE CAPACITY
25 MILLION PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS (U.S. ALONE) WILL NEED BROADBAND VIA SATELLITE
CURRENT ESTIMATE: 20,000 BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS/TRANSPONDER OR 480,000 BROADBAND CONSUMERS/SATELLITE (24 TRANSPONDERS/SATELLITE)