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To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (12740)	5/13/2000 12:44:00 PM
From: Geoff Goodfellow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

retail rate I've seen are generally never lower than 3$/minute. Oh RS, here we go again... How quickly you forget - you made this same statement in (#reply-11665760), to which i responded in (#reply-11666902) that you can find Inmarsat advertised as being available at $1.60/min from glocall.com, and more detailedly in various rate plans and pre-paid options from $1.65/min to $2.90/min at glocall.com. Note that call costs for Inmarsat are for "fully terminated" calls, from anywhere to anywhere - no long distance calculation required, it is the stated price per minute no matter where you are calling from/to, next door or around the world. Best regards, Geoff

To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (12740)	5/13/2000 1:16:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

I see Geoff has already responded to your post vis-a-vis call rates. I'll respond to the rest. Inmarsat is no longer an intergovernment organization, it's a private company. It is profitable, you can see for yourself the annual report. inmarsat.org Your assertion that ICO was Inmarsat's venture is inaccurate. ICO wasn't, and isn't, just Inmarsat. From the ICO website: ICO partners De La Rue De La Rue Card Systems is developing the subscriber identity module (SIM) for ICO phones. Deutsche Telekom AG Deutsche Telekom is providing site infrastructure and will operate one of ICO's satellite access nodes (SANs) in Usingen, Germany. Digital Voice Systems Inc (DVSI) DVSI is supplying voice compression technology. Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (ENTEL) ENTEL is providing site infrastructure and will operate the satellite access node (SAN) in Longovilo, Chile. Ericsson Limited A team led by NEC Corporation and including Hughes Network Systems Inc and Ericsson Limited is responsible for the design, manufacture, construction, installation and testing of the ICONET ground network. ETISALAT ETISALAT is providing site infrastructure and will operate the satellite access node in Dubai, UAE. GMPCS for Africa GMPCS for Africa is a multi-team initiative, supported by the World Bank's InfoDev Programme, to help African governments make telecommunications more widely available to their citizens. The team comprises four organisations: the Pan African Telecommunications Union, African Connections, ICO Global Communications, and the Global Information Infrastructure Commission. Hughes Network Systems Inc A team led by NEC Corporation and including Hughes Network Systems Inc and Ericsson Limited is responsible for the design, manufacture, construction, installation and testing of the ICONET. HNS is also developing and manufacturing ICO phones. Hughes Space and Communications International Inc Hughes Space and Communications International Inc is building ICO's satellites and supplying launch services. Infonet Services Corporation Infonet is providing a high-reliability, managed data-distribution network to support the tracking, telemetry and command (TT&C) component of ICO's satellite operations. INDOSAT INDOSAT is providing site infrastructure and will operate the satellite access node in Banyu Urip, eastern Java. Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co Ltd (KDD) and Satellite Phone Japan (SPJ) KDD is working with SPJ to provide site infrastructure, operation and maintenance support services for ICO's Network Management Centre and Back-up Satellite Control Centre. Korea Telecom Korea Telecom is providing site infrastructure and will operate the satellite access node in Chonan, Korea. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Mitsubishi is developing and manufacturing ICO phones. NEC Corporation A team led by NEC and including Hughes Network Systems Inc and Ericsson Limited is responsible for the design, manufacture, construction, installation and testing of the ICONET. NEC is developing and manufacturing ICO phones. Nera Nera is developing and manufacturing ICO handheld and maritime phones (Nera UK website). Panasonic Panasonic is developing and manufacturing ICO phones. Rohde & Schwarz Rohde & Schwarz is developing and supplying ICO phone test equipment. Rydex Industries Corporation Rydex is working with ICO to develop applications that will enable ICO's maritime distributors to offer value-added services to end-users across a number of market sectors. Samsung Electronics Co Samsung Electronics will supply ICO with around $60 million worth of global mobile personal communications by satellite (GMPCS) handsets. Telkom South Africa Ltd Telkom is providing site infrastructure and will operate the satellite access node at Hartebeesthoek, South Africa. Telstra Australia Telstra is providing site infrastructure and will operate the ICO satellite access node at Ningi, Australia. Thrane & Thrane Thrane & Thrane is supplying ICO with semi-fixed terminals for remote businesses and residential housing. US Electrodynamics Inc US Electrodynamics will operate the satellite access node at Brewster in Washington State. VSNL VSNL is providing site infrastructure and will operate the satellite access node at Chattarpur, India. Wavecom Wavecom of France is developing core technology for ICO's handsets and other user terminals. ico.com