Spread Spectrum has many uses, the most common being for internet access. Some companies invest in this technology in order reduce expenses. Spread Spectrum is also used to bring internet access to remote areas where installing wires is difficult. For example, recently the staff from Datacom worked on a project of installing Spread Spectrum technologies in Mongolia. Before the project was started, the Government of Mongolia did not even have the ability to transmit data between public, educational, and research organizations, and the internet. The project was a success. "The Mongolian Wireless Field Test Project proved a reasonable model for providing ‘last mile’ connections in other lesser developed countries…" (Klein). In another remote area, Tooksook Bay, Alaska, the schools were in need of telephones, but lines could not be installed. Once again Spread Spectrum solved this problem.
One company which provides wireless connections using Spread Spectrum is Ricochet, a division of Metricom. They rent, lease, and sell Spread Spectrum modems. These modems are the size of a TV remote control. They claim that a user’s productivity is increased since there is no need to wait for an available phone line. They also claim that their product is affordable, having one low monthly flat rate. Some appealing qualities include the ability to access the internet using a lap top, and that users can still access the internet when outside their server area. When outside the server area, these modems can only communicate with other modems of this type. For example, if an employee were to take a business trip, he/she would still be able use the internet to communicate with their headquarters.