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To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (11080)	3/21/2000 8:13:00 PM
From: David Wiggins	Respond to of 29986

I'm not surprised we haven't heard anything about China. If there were good news, the Republicans might jump all over it to make the Democrats look bad. Something like, "see that commie buddy of Slick Willy is still at it with the Chinks" If there was not good news, well, I'm sure we won't hear that either. Nope, in this case, I agree with G* lying low for now. Regards, Dave Disclaimer: No offense intended to President Clinton, Bernard Schwartz, or the Chinese

To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (11080)	4/13/2000 8:23:00 PM
From: Rocket Scientist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29986

Well, as predicted in post 11080, G* has finally replaced the list of 64 countries with "expected coverage as of April" with a list of 77 countries with "expected coverage as of June". globalstar.com Still no clear statement as to where service is available NOW, nor between which countries/regions roaming is supported. They do provide a map showing countries "in service" as of April 30, June 30 and December 31. globalstar.com Comparing the new list of 77 with the old list of 64, one country (Saudi Arabia) is removed (maybe by mistake, because the map shows it "in service" by June 30) and 14 countries added. The 14 are Botswana, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hungary, Macedonia, Malta, Martinique, Mozambique, Paraguay, Peru and Suriname. Disappointingly, but not too surprisingly, the map shows coverage in Peru, Russia and NE China (from Beijing) only after April 30. Compared to the map that was (briefly) available on the Globalstar N. Europe site, several countries have slipped start dates from "by April 30" to "by June 30," including Peru, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Morocco, (though TESAM has said this is in service now), Tunisia, Russia, China, UK and Ukraine. The map shows Belarus, the Baltic states and Iraq(!) in service by June 30, though they are not on the list of 77 countries. All in all, a rather disappointing effort both in form and substance, though an improvement over the stale and unbelievable list it replaced.