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diately. Another 17 percent expressed a favorable response but wanted more information or said they would be in favor of a system at a later date, according to Updike.
The system would be available to every resident in the service area, including those not subscribing to REC service.
There is no such service available from any other co-op in Virginia. Updike said one such satellite dish system is available in Darlington, S. C.
Under consideration is a plan to install a 10- or 12-foot satellite dish at each home for a $300 to $400 initial investment. In addition, a $40 monthly fee would be charged.
In exchange, the operator would install the system completely, maintain it and provide the assurance that the company would “be there when needed,” according to the letter.
Currently, there are about 600 REC customers in Rappahannock County located in the service area in the northeast comer of the county, according to Updike.
According to the letter, the service is being considered as an alternative to individual rural home-owners buying their own satellite dish. Cable television is not available in Rappahannock County.
REC is comparing the proposal to the mid-1980s when co-ops provided electrical service to rural customers.
However, ordering a new satellite dish “is a little premature at the moment.”
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