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To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (12682)	5/12/2000 3:44:00 PM
From: Rocket Scientist	Respond to of 29986

I've been playing with the LD rate calculator at globalstarusa.com and comparing its rates with a competitive LD service 10-10-220 10220.com Basically, a satellite mode call to an international destination costs 1.79 per minute plus a LD premium that varies depending on destination. This table compares that premium with the 10-10-220 charge below: Destination G* LD surcharge 10-10-220 rate UK 0.10 0.25-0.30 France 0.18 0.19 Italy 0.18 0.19-0.20 Romania 0.85 0.25-0.30 Russia 1.55 0.16-0.30 India 1.05 0.80 China 0.55 0.29-0.40 Saudi Arabia 0.85 1.11 Australia 0.18 0.19-0.20 Algeria 0.75 0.74 S. Africa 0.55 0.53 Brazil 0.55 0.29-0.40 Argentina 0.75 0.29-0.40 Mexico 0.35 0.19-0.30 Except for Eastern Europe/Russia, all the LD premium rates I checked were within a few pennies/minute of 10-10-220's LD charge. Several locations were in fact cheaper. And to get the 10-10-220 rates shown above, one generally has to talk for at least 10 minutes. I'm not sure it's very important for most people (I don't think I've ever used my cell phone to call internationally) but this table shows that G*USA is at least not gouging for LD.