May 15, 2010 - Up to 100 Mbps now available in Auburn, Sumner, Quincy and Moses Lake, Washington!

May 13, 2010 - StarTouch attends Ferndale, WA Business Expo in support of the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce

April 11, 2010 - Full Page Advertisement in Yakima Herald to kick off Eastern Washington marketing campaign.

November 14, 2009 - Yakima, Selah, Naches & Lower Valley regions in Eastern Washington are now online with StarTouch's microwave and WiMax Internet services. Customers who have been waiting for last-mile connectivity or affordable alternatives to previously limited service providers will now be able to select scalable speeds for the small or enterprise-level business applications ranging from 1.5Mbps to 50Mbps. Press Release

These cities and all outlying areas are qualified to receive the best high speed Internet service that StarTouch has to offer on the newest, state-of-the art network available! Carrier class services are provided on StarTouch's privately-owned tower facilities and indpendent network! Call our Eastern Washington sales department to order service at 509-388-0841.

September 2, 2009 - StarMail gets a new look! Due to the amazing growth of StarTouch and the related email services that are generated with our customers, we have just launched a new, upscale version of StarMail. Customers will be excited to see the new features and ease of use. Customers must re-save the link to the StarMail program in their favorites or on their desk tops as the address has now changed!

July 1, 2009 - StarTouch acquires network assets from Great Western Communication. Read Full Press Release

After an extensive review of “GWC’s” numerous Microwave towers in Eastern Washington, and OC-48 Fiber Optic terminals located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, StarTouch determined that its transaction with “GWC”  to acquire these assets provided a significant strategic addition to StarTouch’s existing Microwave and Fiber Optic Long-Haul, WiMax, and IP networks.

July 30, 2008 - StarTouch to Provide Northwest Washington Fairgrounds with year-round wi-fi connectivity. Get the details here.

May 1, 2008 - Co-location is now available in the StarTouch corporate data facility. Call for a private tour and learn how StarTouch can provide your company with all your data transfer and storage needs. Full, half, and quarter cabinets available.

February 28, 2007 - Progress continues on our new facility. StarTouch is nearing the final stages of the construction process for its new facility in Whatcom County, Washington. This new location will feature an enhanced Server Co-location room, Network Administration conference/training room and room for additional sales and administrative offices.

November 1, 2006 - New StarTouch network is launched to provide services to the Coupeville, Ledger Beach and Admiralty Cove region.

October 15, 2006 - StarTouch merges all TelcomPlus broadband Internet customers into the StarTouch network. TelcomPlus provided high-speed Internet options for customers in the Birch Bay, Washington area, and will continue to provide dial-up services after the merger.

September 12, 2006 - StarTouch acquires wireless network of ABTECH Digital, LLC, a Northwest Washington ISP servicing the Everett, Bothell & Monroe regions with residential and business-class high-speed Internet services.
READ ENTIRE PRESS RELEASE (pdf)

September 10, 2006 -StarTouch announces major network upgrade with implementation of its very own OC12 (620 Mbps connection) microwave backhaul network to the Westin Building in Seattle, WA. READ ENTIRE PRESS RELEASE (pdf)

August 22, 2006 - The Cities of Monroe and Snohomish, and the residential region of Big Lake, Washington, have recently been added to the StarTouch Coverage area for both business and residential high-speed wireless Internet. Business-class Voice-over IP service will be supported on the Monroe and Snohomish networks.

StarTouch is consistently adding new networks and enlarging the overall wireless coverage areas throughout Northwest Washington, with additional locations to launch in the coming weeks!

August 18, 2006 - StarTouch has begun the construction process for its new facility in Whatcom County, Washington. This new location will feature an enhanced Server Colocation room, Network Administration conference/training room and room for additional sales and administrative offices.

July 2006 - Lake Cavanaugh, Washington, now open to StarTouch's residential line of Wireless Internet service

July 14, 2005 - Everett and Marysville, Washington are the newest cities to receive StarTouch's wireless and fiber optic Internet services. Press Release

April 18, 2005 - StarTouch service vans get a new look - watch for one in your neighborhood!

February 1, 2005 - Stanwood Joins Network. StarTouch announces the launching of its newest residential network in community of Victoria Heights and its surrounding regions in Stanwood, Washington.

June 30, 2004 - Service to the Fair. StarTouch is pleased to announce that it will be providing wireless Internet connectivity to the upcoming 2004 Northwest Washington Fair in Lynden, Washington. Service will be available to all Fair participants and Vendors.

StarTouch will be on site with a booth for Internet service registration, and will also be providing Internet Access Stations for guests of the Fair who wish to check-in with the office through web-based emails.

March 3, 2004 - Coverage Area Expanded on Camano Island, WA. Expansions to the StarTouch network have allowed for a huge increase in coverage area for the businesses and residents of Camano Island. Areas now covered include the North, Northwest, Northeast, Eastern and Western sides of the Island. Southern regions have limited coverage.

March 1, 2004 - Coverage to Anacortes, WA Now Available. Until now, only limited coverage was available to the Anacortes area. Recent expansions of the StarTouch Network have made coverage widely available to the City and surrounding areas of Anacortes. Contact our offices for installation information at (360) 543-5679, ext. 110.

November 18, 2002 - StarMail goes live!
StarTouch customers now have the ability to access their e-mails from anywhere in the world where there is Internet connectivity to access our Web site.

August 4, 2002 - StarTouch Corporate Offices Move to Customized Location
With the increased demand for functional space to accommodate our growing departments, StarTouch has re-located its offices to Ferndale, Washington. This space offers an enhanced Network Operations Center to meet the demand for server co-location and network services.

March 1, 2002 - Network Operations Center (NOC) Now Fully Operational.
StarTouch announces the opening of their Network Operations Center and is now accepting servers for co-location.

April 1, 2001 StarTouch Inc. announces a major network advance in N.W Washington.
New areas such as Skagit, Snohomish, and Island County's are ready for customers! Now for the first time ever, Business and residential customers will have a broadband choice. StarTouch's new network will be using the latest state-of-the-art wireless technology and will be providing more speed and more locations then ever before. StarTouch was the pioneer Wireless Internet provider in Bellingham, WA. three years ago, and was the "first" Company to deploy Wireless Internet connectivity in that area. Since that time wireless networks have been built in other parts of the State and in over 15 Cities in California.

April 17-18 2001 - Tele-Tech 2001 Conference.
Through its relationship with the Economic Development Committee, StarTouch was asked again to provide a Local Area Network for all of the Exhibitors in the event. StarTouch also provided a 2Mbps Wireless Internet connection to all the booths. This Wireless Internet service received much praise, as most all of the vendors put a heavy demand on the network and experienced 100% uptime and speeds that met or exceeded demand. StarTouch had also provided its Wireless service to the Tele-Tech 2000 last year.

March 20, 2001 - StarTouch provides more speed then ever before..
With advanced technology in the wireless field, customers can now demand more speed to their networks. StarTouch has been upgrading its networks to meet this demand and with speeds now available from 1Mpbs to 400Mbps, its up to the customer to decide what they need for now and future broadband growth!