SkyTerra confirms filing for broadband stimulus funds to enable dual-mode wireless devices for public safety use

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SkyTerra today confirmed its filing on August 18, 2009, for broadband stimulus funds. The filing by SkyTerra Safety Access LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyTerra (OTCBB: SKYT) is with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

SkyTerra’s filing applied for funds from the NTIA’s Sustainable Adoption Program, part of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Stimulus Program, which seeks to provide funds that will increase broadband adoption in the United States. SkyTerra’s application will focus on increasing broadband adoption by the public safety community...