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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Globalstar Telecommunications Limited GSAT -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (8354)	11/14/1999 11:50:00 PM
From: John McPherson	Respond to of 29987

Maurice, et. al. FYI I just traveled from Williamsburg, VA, to Richmond, VA, with an employee from one of our Mexico facilities. We tried, many times, to call his wife using GTE. They told me I could not call Mexico. Then we tried to use the AT&T 1-800-call-ATT number, and kept getting the GTE service cut off. I called the GTE help number 5 times, and the service was cut off on all five of those calls. This is a well traveled corridor. I wish I had G. I was not happy to get connected and then get cut off with in a minute each time. The cost of my unsuccessful calls will far exceed the "projected" G price for a successful call. I am ready! John

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (8354)	11/15/1999 12:13:00 PM
From: David Wiggins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

Courtesy of Loral thread: Globalstar starts service, but where? After more than a year of user trials with customers, Globalstar will officially begin progressive service introduction of its worldwide satellite telephone service today, a company executive said Friday. Testing took place with nine operational gateways that will cover 30 countries, Mark Newman, general manager of Washington operations for Globalstar Limited Partnership, told the Washington Space Business Roundtable. Six more gateways are in testing, and Globalstar hopes to have 28 ready by the middle of next year. But each gateway must meet company criteria before the launch of official service, Newman said. For example, a gateway cannot begin operation if customers do not have system phones available in their area, he said. Globalstar has 44 satellites in orbit, with four more preparing to launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket and another four completing final testing. The company hopes to have 52 satellites in orbit by the end of the year, with eight more procured as ground spares.<(Aerospace Daily)