FAAXX255: Alaskan Satellite Telecommunication Infrastructure (ASTI)
Investment ID: 021-233935436
Overview
Program Title
FAAXX255: Alaskan Satellite Telecommunication Infrastructure (ASTI)
Description
The ASTI Technology Modernization program provides for the replacement and upgrade of critical system components required to achieve system-wide NAS inter-facility telecommunications throughout Alaska.
Type of Program
Non-major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Investment Detail
The ASTI capital investment program calculated its Benefit/Cost (B/C) ratio in 2011 at 1.52. The B/C ratio can be interpreted as an ROI. The FAA prescribes the format and calculations for B/C (or ROI) as part of guidance to programs during investment decision analysis and approval activities. Details of the economic analysis performed for ASTI are available in the program's Business Case Analysis Report (BCAR).