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To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (9375)	1/9/2000 3:18:00 PM
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The thread has considered at some length the potential G* market among individuals who routinely travel outside of cell coverage. A new twist was contained in a G* article from yesterday's Washington Post, which mentioned a doctor in Mexico City who used G* to enable higher quality (more dependable) communications WITHIN the local wireline system. Another example was a Brazilian executive who used G* to save time when calling back to the main office from rural areas--without G* he would have to find a village, and wait in line at the payphone (if it was working). This was the first description that I have seen of actual G* subscriber experience in Mexico and Brazil. The impression from the article is that there were many more users like these. On the subject of financing, I have not seen any commentary on the future likelyhood of vendor support for G* should more money be needed. It seems obvious that Qualcomm would be in a position to offer very strong financial support, which would also be in the Q's interest given the role of CDMA in G*'s present and future constellations. Loral, on the other hand does seem rather tapped out. I would be interested in hearing Valueman's and others take on this. Washington Post article at: washingtonpost.com