PSTN is scheduled to be terminated at 7 PM (CST)/5 PM (PST) on Thursday, August 24, 2000
URGENT NOTIFICATION - URGENT NOTIFICATION - URGENT NOTIFICATION
August 22, 2000
Dear Valued Motorola Customer:
As you know, Iridium LLC ended commercial service on March 17 of this year. Since then, some limited Iridium service has continued to be available in some geographic areas, depending on the operational status of the various Gateways and Service Providers, while the plan for decommissioning the Iridium System was being finalized. As we have indicated in our communications with our customers, and Gateways and Service Providers around the world, since March 17, there has been the possibility that any remaining Iridium service could end at anytime, without any advance notice.
We have been informed by Iridium North America ("INA") that the service that allows INA to transfer Iridium satellite calls to and from the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) is scheduled to be terminated at 7 PM (CST)/5 PM (PST) on Thursday, August 24, 2000. This means that as of that time:
Users will no longer be able to place a call from an Iridium satellite phone, regardless of its location, to a non-Iridium phone number (i.e. home phone, office phone, cellular phone, etc.), located in the Americas.
No one will be able to place a call to an Iridium satellite phone, regardless of its location, from a non-Iridium phone number (i.e. home phone, office phone, cellular phone, etc.) located in the Americas.
Service availability will be limited to Iridium unit to Iridium unit calling, and possibly some limited service on calls processed by another Gateway that still has an active PSTN interconnect.
However, please be aware that any and all remaining Iridium service could end at ANY TIME – WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE NOTICE. Again, if you have not already done so, we urge you to make immediate arrangements for alternative communications or move to a location where alternative communications are available.
Please share this information immediately with anyone in your organization who uses Iridium service.
Motorola and other Iridium investors worked very hard to support Iridium LLC’s efforts to reorganize and continue operating the business. Unfortunately, that did not happen. Many of our finest people worked together, worldwide to help implement a pioneering global communications system that was, from a technology standpoint, an extraordinary achievement. Going forward, Motorola will continue to look for new opportunities that will provide a path to the future.
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