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To: Valueman who wrote (5879)	7/20/1999 6:41:00 PM
From: Rono	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

This will be an interesting company to watch. Seems like satellite mobile communications should be a natural progression from terrestrial, and being one of the first to market could be a huge advantage for Globalstar. But with Iridium's much advertised problems, what will G do differently to insure it's success? With phones starting at $1000 and per minute rates up to $2, it doesn't appear they will have a competitive advantage compared to Iridium. Why will they succeed when Iridium failed? Comments? Ron

To: Valueman who wrote (5879)	7/20/1999 8:48:00 PM
From: TMann	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29987

Stealth Marketing Yes it seems the marketing campaign is proceeding down the same path as our friends at Irid. : phones priced too high, minutes priced too high, and an apparent lack of initiative to jump start the market. I would have expected service providers to divulge coverage areas, special promotions, and wider retail options by now. Phones should be rolling off assembly lines and headed to distributors, mailings should be stuffed in cellphone customers bills, and magazine and newspaper ads should be flourishing. Instead, we have silent marketing which will predictably produce woeful results. 2 MONTHS TILL SERVICE INITIAITON, COME ON BOYS, GET OFF YOUR BUTTS.