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To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (19304)11/16/2000 11:51:40 AM
From: Rocket Scientist  Respond to of 29987
 
On a somewhat more comforting note, the G*doB site features under "Ultimas Noticias" considerably more detail about the intercity bus deal than was in the G* PR. Airtime prices are noted, as well as firm dates to start the service, expansion plans, and some kind words from Brazilian Minister of Communications Pimenta da Veiga ("Pepper of the Fertile valley").

"Pioneering partnership Spear Only System of Communication in the World The Itapemirim
Means of transportation and the Globalstar if had matched and developed an unknown system
of communication saw satellite installed in interstate buses

From 1º of December the passengers of the buses of the Means of transportation Itapemirim
and Penha that make the passage enter the cities of Porto Alegre, Rio De Janeiro, São
Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia and Vitória will be able to count on the exclusive job of
telephony saw satellite of the Globalstar during its trips. The telephones are installed, in this
first phase, 43 vehicles of the Itapemirim and the Penha, in the models Golden and Classis.
The average stated period, as the calendar of fleet refreshing, the job will be offered in all the
buses of the company and for the too much cities where the Itapemirim operates. Armed of a
telephonic card smart card, manufactured for the Daruma Telecommunications, that could be
acquired in the guichês of the Itapemirim companies and Penha, the passenger can make
pluggings for any city of the world. The cards are of 1, 3 and 5 minutes and the price varies
between R$ 2.50, R$ 6.50 and R$ 9.60, respectively.

The system will speed the trips and will provide more security to the passengers. Any
information of change, delays, emergencies or, even though, when a necessary executive to
be to the reach of its company during the trip, any of these situations and as much others can
be solved with plus this job of the Itapemirim Means of transportation. Beyond the telephone
located in the back part the bus, the driver will have an one device in its cabin, what she
makes possible a permanent contact with the central office. The device counts on a display
that allows to control the time expense in each plugging effected by the passenger. " To
provide to the users with telephony the possibility with communication 24h per day in all the
domestic territory is the main objective of the Globalstar ", guarantees Peter Maisonnave,
president of the Globalstar of Brazil.
The technology in telephony saw satellite of the Globalstar allows connections that are not
possible in the conventional systems of telecommunication, mainly in wild places or with
differentiated relief. The covering of the telephones installed in the buses of the Itapemirim has
greater abrangência and allows to fully take care of to the necessities of all the passengers. "
the partnership of the Itapemirim with the Globalstar for the implantation of telephones in the
buses represents a great advance in terms of security for our passengers and preserves this
way of carrier that is our history ", Camilo says Glue, president of Grupo Itapemirim.

Example - For the minister of the Communications, Pepper of the Fertile valley, the initiative of
the Globalstar and the Itapemirim is an example of advances it of the telecommunication in
Brazil. " I am happy to see an initiative so innovative how much this. I wait that it serves of
example for many other operators of Brazil ", praised the minister. according to governor of
the Espirito Santo, Jose Inácio Ferreira, today, when the people need instantaneous
communication do not have cabimento somebody to be without communication in the roads. "
We are all happy ones for the concern of the Itapemirim and of the Globalstar in disponibilizar
a so important job for the passengers how much this, what it allows the passengers not to be
isolated ", finishes."

"Parceria Pioneira Lança
Sistema de Comunicação Único no Mundo

A Viação Itapemirim e a Globalstar se uniram e desenvolveram um sistema
inédito de comunicação via satélite instalado em ônibus interestaduais


A partir de 1º de dezembro os passageiros dos ônibus da Viação Itapemirim e Penha que fazem o
percurso entre as cidades de Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasília e Vitória
poderão contar com o exclusivo serviço de telefonia via satélite da Globalstar durante as suas viagens.

Os telefones estão instalados, nesta primeira fase, em 43 veículos da Itapemirim e da Penha, nos
modelos Golden e Classis. A médio prazo, conforme o calendário de renovação de frota, o serviço será
oferecido em todos os ônibus da empresa e para as demais cidades onde a Itapemirim opera.

Munidos de um cartão telefônico smart card, fabricado pela Daruma Telecomunicações, que poderá ser
adquirido nos guichês das empresas Itapemirim e Penha, o passageiro pode fazer ligações para
qualquer cidade do mundo. Os cartões são de 1, 3 e 5 minutos e o preço varia entre R$ 2,50, R$ 6,50 e
R$ 9,60, respectivamente.

O sistema agilizará as viagens e proporcionará mais segurança aos passageiros. Qualquer informação de
mudança, atrasos, emergências ou, até mesmo, quando um executivo precisa estar ao alcance de sua
empresa durante a viagem, qualquer dessas situações e tantas outras podem ser solucionadas com
mais esse serviço da Viação Itapemirim.

Além do telefone localizado na parte traseira do ônibus, o motorista terá uma um aparelho em sua
cabina, o que possibilita um contato permanente com o escritório central. O aparelho conta com um
display que permite controlar o tempo gasto em cada ligação efetuada pelo passageiro.

"Prover aos usuários de telefonia a possibilidade de comunicação 24h por dia em todo o território
nacional é o principal objetivo da Globalstar", garante Pedro Maisonnave, presidente da Globalstar do
Brasil.
A tecnologia em telefonia via satélite da Globalstar permite conexões que não são possíveis nos
sistemas de telecomunicação convencionais, principalmente em locais ermos ou com relevo diferenciado.
A cobertura dos telefones instalados nos ônibus da Itapemirim tem maior abrangência e permite atender
plenamente às necessidades de todos os passageiros.

"A parceria da Itapemirim com a Globalstar para a implantação de telefones nos ônibus representa um
grande avanço em termos de segurança para nossos passageiros e preserva esse meio de transporte
que é nossa história", diz Camilo Cola, presidente do Grupo Itapemirim.

Exemplo - Para o ministro das Comunicações, Pimenta da Veiga, a iniciativa da Globalstar e da
Itapemirim é um exemplo do avança da telecomunicação no Brasil. "Fico feliz de ver uma iniciativa tão
inovadora quanto essa. Espero que ela sirva de exemplo para muitas outras operadoras do Brasil",
elogiou o ministro.

Segundo o governador do Espírito Santo, José Inácio Ferreira, hoje, quando as pessoas precisam de
comunicação instantânea não tem cabimento alguém ficar sem comunicação nas estradas. "Estamos
todos felizes pela preocupação da Itapemirim e da Globalstar em disponibilizar um serviço tão importante
para os passageiros quanto esse, o que permite aos passageiros não ficarem isolados", finaliza."



To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (19304)11/16/2000 1:16:38 PM
From: aknahow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 29987
 
Nice try on the translation but you are doing a word for word, translation rather than using the English phrase that captures what was said.

Actually, I thought the wording was fine and I think the concept of offering gifts for referals, which works in the U.S., would work even better in Brazil.

My rendition:

"Your friends can't wait to have a phone like yours"

Only those like you, that have a Globestar, know the security, comfort and the business (opportunities) that it can provide.

Therefore, there is no one better than you to indicate friends and acquaintenceships that have the same need: to go beyond a cellular phone.

If you know other people like this, tell us before November 30. More than just a simple thank you, Globstar will make a point to please you whith a wonderful gift, of your choice: A complete fishing kit, a week end barb-que set, a handsom Diskman, or a beautiful Fondue set.

Name three friends: it's easy to win! If only one of your friend buys a Globstar, you have won the gifit of your choice.

So yeah, it sounds better in Portugese and not that bad in English either. Mant years ago a standard phone line could be bought and sold for 4 to 5 thousand dollars. Calls were so cheap that the phone company could not expand service. Things have changed, I would hope, with privatization.

Own no stock in GSTRF or LOR nor am I short. Just don't think this is such a bad add for Brasil and inded for Latin America. Do not think it is good idea for the U.S. as people that can afford a Globstar are not going to be interested in a free gift.