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To: Rich Wolf who wrote (20732)	8/1/2000 2:41:11 AM
From: Larry Brubaker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

<<just tell the story true and strong.>> You mean like the story that they were going to break even 3 quarters ago based on revenues from Hanil and Alliant alone? That was the true and strong story told at the conference call 1 year ago, wasn't it?

To: Rich Wolf who wrote (20732)	8/1/2000 10:39:27 AM
From: ikonoklast53	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

Rich, Not sure how many more HED/TNB batteries G* will have to burn through, no pun intended (G), before we start seeing 'ours". But here's some insight into problems associated with the G's roll-out from..." Gunnar J. Sandstrom, "former Director of Sales in an international sales capacity with GMPCS Personal Communications Inc., an Inmarsat service provider and Globalstar reseller based in Pompano Beach, Florida. During a six-month period, Mr. Sandstrom implemented a web based marketing program to promote the new Globalstar Satellite System. Prior to Mr. Sandstrom¹s program, the company¹s website was averaging 49,000 hits per month. Within the first 90 days of the new marketing program, web hits exceeded million and propelled GMPCS into the national sales leader of Globalstar." <snip> Message 14133382 Sansstrom's reponse (7/30/00) to a question concerning the roll-out and last qtr's low subscriber numbers... <<...The ramp up is going as I had expected considering all factors involved. Anytime a new service is introduced there are always going to be bugs in the system somewhere. These are usually technical "bugs" and get worked out. These are the same problems we had for years (decade) in cellular with coverage issues, roaming agreements etc... The one difference I noted with Globalstar's release in the USA was the lack of preparation on Airtouch's part. Distribution agreements that should have been in place a year before were not. This is the biggest single reason for the slow roll-out. If you release a great product, make sure you have it where the consumer can get it's hands on it. The blame for this can go directly to the top man at G* USA and as you know, he is no longer there. I have been waiting for the Bahamas to go live. This is going to be an incredible market for myself and others in my area. I still believe in this product and know it will survive in spite of the slow roll-out. THE RAMP-UP IS JUST NOW BEGINING and besides that, I am back. "That's gotta be good for another 5k subs alone!" dood>> apps3.vantagenet.com