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To: Liberty Capital who wrote (65)	4/30/1998 6:29:00 PM
From: BillRacer1	Respond to of 308

Hello Jo, Welcome to the thread. I look forward to gaining some valuable insight from your DD of USDI. Bill.....

To: Liberty Capital who wrote (65)	4/30/1998 9:43:00 PM
From: Curbstone	Respond to of 308

Hi Jo, Welcome to the thread. I hope you'll take the time to read through the 60 or so posts regarding USDI and maybe answer a few of our questions as you do. The management (as everyone knows) is superb. The Iridium project, and others like it, is the future of digital communications. What I'd like to know for starters is what, exactly, did the Iridium project have in mind when they "tapped" USDI as one of their distributors. Is there anything exclusive about the agreement between the two companies? Mahalo (thanks) Mike

To: Liberty Capital who wrote (65)	5/1/1998 1:09:00 AM
From: Phil Jacobson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 308

Jo, I have basically the same question as Aloha Mike. Back in December there was an announcement that had the following as the first paragraph. It gave me and others the impression that USDI had an exclusive right to sell Iridium service in certain commercial sectors. The words "appointing it as the North American distributor" seem fairly unambiguous. CALABASAS, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Digital Communications, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: USDI) announced today that its subsidiary, Skysite Communications Corporation has entered into an agreement with Iridium North America, appointing it as the North American distributor for the new IRIDIUM (Nasdaq: IRIDF) satellite-based global wireless communications network. The agreement calls for Skysite to offer IRIDIUM products and services to target industries including transportation, exploration, media and government. On the other hand, the April 14 release (excerpt below) announcing participation in the beta test seems more open to interpretation...it doesn't appear to convey any exclusive rights. "Skysite Communications recently agreed to be an Iridium North America distribution partner. As a distribution partner, Skysite will offer Iridium products and services to its customers in their target industries which include transportation exploration, media and government." A clear clarification of the relationship between Iridium and USDI would be much appreciated. Thanks, Phil