Nearly two dozen Southwest Florida nonprofits and public service agencies are receiving satellite internet devices to maintain service should another major hurricane disrupt telecommunications. The Information Technology Disaster Resource Center, a national nonprofit that restores connectivity to communities after natural disasters, used grant funding to provide satellite internet devices, hardware and software to 22 local organizations, including United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades. CRS is helping facilitate the delivery, distribution and installation of the devices. The Cape Coral-based IT company also is covering initial costs to activate internet service. Agencies will only be responsible for monthly service fees if they activate the devices during or after a storm. Each selected organization will receive a kit containing a receiver and antenna, WiFi router, cables and kickstand mount. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy provided the ITDRC’s grant funding.