StarBand
StarBand is a two-way satellite broadband Internet service available in the U.S. from 2000–2015.
StarBand plans to cease operations effective September 30th 2015, citing increased competition from other internet providers.
The StarBand satellite Internet system is a VSAT platform that uses Ku band satellites for transmission of data from users' PCs to the StarBand network operations center. Two-way bandwidth for residential users is up to 1.5 Mbit/s download speed and 256 kbit/s upload speed, with unlimited usage and online hours. A 0.75 meter satellite dish is needed; the antenna is sufficiently small that homeowner associations cannot prohibit its installation.