Another exciting educational use of satellite technology is video conferencing. Many businesses and educational institutions broadcast live forums discussing current issues of interest to the educational community. If you or your department are interested in sponsoring a satellite video conference you should schedule it with IMC as soon as you have confirmed. The primary cost associated with a satellite downlink is the license. Once you have taken care of this with the organization who is broadcasting, the IMC charges are minimal.
Subsidized rates are available for academic departments.