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Technology Stocks : CDMA, Globalstar versus Iridium, Inmarsat, etc.

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To: Maurice Winn who wrote ()	5/8/1997 7:34:00 PM
From: T. Pascal	of 381

<<Globalstar and Iridium seem to be the main contenders.>> You can't go wrong buying Motorola (MOT). <<Cellphones via satellite, with built in GPS will give universal coverage at reasonable price.>> I always get the giggles with this kind of statement. Satellites can't even compete with land-based systems in urban areas. The only applications are rural applications, and cross-country applications. GPS doesn't even work under a tree. Also, geosynchronous satellites are too far away for upstream handheld transmission. This means low-altitude birds have to be used. This means there have to be a lot of them, and they'll constantly move, very quickly. I'm not entirely convinced any of it's going to work very well, if at all. It's a niche thing, and will do nicely in its niche. Otherwise, stay away from satellites, I say.

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