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GREAT FALLS, Montana – July 15, 2002 - Sofast
Communications, Montana’s premier Internet service provider,
has provided the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) non-profit organization
with free high-speed Internet access for their small business incubator
project at the University of Great Falls Business Development Center
in Great Falls, Montana.
“The high-speed wireless service from Sofast Communications
is extremely important to the success of this project and our organization,”
says Adam Kanning, Technology Director for the SIFE project in Great
Falls. “It allows the students and start-up companies to utilize
the Internet to its fullest capacity. The Internet is a necessary
tool for all business owners these days, and we feel very fortunate
to have such a generous and beneficial partner like Sofast Communications
which has provided us with this valuable resource.”
The University of Great Falls Business Development Center is located
at 417 Central Avenue on the third floor of the renovated Johnson
Hotel in the downtown business district of Great Falls, Montana.
There is currently office space for five businesses to get started.
The office space is leased to the start-ups at a substantially lower
rate than they would have to pay anywhere else. SIFE provides the
business development guidance and other resources from the University
of Great Falls to businesses within the incubator environment.
Founded in 1975 and currently active on more than 1000 college
and university campuses in 28 countries, SIFE is a global, non-profit
organization that works in partnership with Great Falls businesses
and the University of Great Falls to provide college students the
opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork, and communication skills
through learning, practicing, and teaching the principles of free
enterprise. In addition, the organization provides regional, national,
and global business competitions, as well as career fairs for the
college students.
Sofast Communications offers a variety of high-speed broadband
Internet access solutions. The high-speed microwave wireless service
that the SIFE incubator project is provided with guarantees a 512
kbps download and upload bandwidth, which is a secure, always-on
connection to the Internet that does not tie-up existing phone lines.
The 512 kbps bandwidth is about ten times faster than a standard
dial up connection. This service will enable the SIFE project to
conduct business in a more reliable and efficient manner.
About Sofast Communications
Founded in 1999 and locally owned and operated, Sofast Communications
provides nationwide dialup and regional broadband Internet access.
The Sofast network primarily delivers IP data services throughout
Montana. As one of the largest and fastest growing service providers
in the Northwest, Sofast is constantly expanding its service area
and service portfolio. Sofast currently offers business class, high-speed,
broadband Internet access to over 50% of Montana’s population.
Sofast is the first Montana based service provider to offer nationwide
dialup Internet access.
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