Introducing StarBand Open Skies Hawaii

The Rural Utilities Service has selected StarBand to provide broadband over satellite service to rural unserved areas of Hawaii as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The StarBand Open Skies Hawaii initiative provides free equipment, free installation, & broadband speeds at an entry-level monthly service fee of $49.99*!

StarBand Open Skies service offerings provide reliable, high performance, always on broadband satellite Internet for homes and businesses with download speeds up to 1 Mbps. Services also offer value added features including: 10 free hours of dial access per month for backup or traveling; virus protection; spam filtering; access to the StarBand Member Portal powered by Google; 24X7 online support; and up to 15 email accounts.


Download speeds up to 1 Mbps 1.5 Mbps
Upload speeds up to 200 Kbps 256 Kbps
Monthly Service Fee $49.99** $79.99***
you@starband.net 10 accounts –
7 GB of storage per e-mail account
15 accounts –
7 GB of storage per e-mail account
Spam & Virus Filtering Yes, StarBand Filters Spam and Viruses Yes, StarBand Filters Spam and Viruses
StarBand Member Portal Yes, StarBand Offers a Member Portal Yes, StarBand Offers a Member Portal
IP Address 1 dynamic IP address included 1 dynamic IP address included

“This grant award is great news for customers in Hawaii and Alaska that need access to affordable broadband Internet services. Since its inception in 2000, the StarBand product line has focused on providing high-speed Internet service to the most rural areas without access to alternative options. We‘re pleased to be able to help provide access through this special grant funding with our StarBand satellite Internet options.”
Andreas Georghiou
Spacenet CEO