On 28 April, BRI took the remarkable step of procuring its own satellite, BRISat, which from 2016 will provide it with up to 36 C-band transponders to support its network, at a reported cost of $250m.78 As the only bank with its own satellite, BRI could also provide a broader range of specialized clearing and data management services to other banks. Far from treating this project as a necessary evil or an obscure part of its infrastructure, BRI has promoted BRISat as the means it will use to "reach people in all corners of the country in support of the financial inclusion program" (Appendix 4).