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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (3205)	2/28/1999 7:55:00 PM
From: Oliver Schonrock	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29987

It seems that my concerns get answered when I think of them: The new Global star website: globalstar.com shows pictures of the handsets including carkit (!!!)at globalstar.com, pictures of the fixed desk phones at: globalstar.com and picture of the public payphones at: globalstar.com All we need now is prices & quantity available for September 99?? Does anyone know wether its possible to receive a call, obviously with clear view of the sky, with the phone hanging on a belt-clip (not quite pocket-size yet I think) with THE ANTENNA RETRACTED?? I hope the answer is yes! Also I'll repeat my question from a previous post since I didn't get an answer: Which part of the Vodaphone network has G* signed with? ie Europe?, ATI (US)? Vodaphone Australia, New Zealand? I ask because djane posted those comments that Vodaphone believes 7-10% of their customer base would be interested (but wouldn't necessarily buy?). If that applies to Vodaphone Europe with their coverage it would be astounding! Oliver

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (3205)	2/28/1999 9:20:00 PM
From: djane	Respond to of 29987

Chinese telephone, Internet rates cut cbs.marketwatch.com By August Cole, CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 1:41 PM ET Feb 28, 1999 NewsWatch Global markets data BEIJING (CBS.MW) -- As U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright arrived in Beijing to discuss human rights issues, China Telecom announced it'll cut its international phone call rates and Internet access tariffs in a move to foster innovation and increase demand. The Associated Press reported Sunday that the Ministry of Information Industry announced that cuts will begin Monday. In tandem, postal fees will go up 20 percent to 60 percent. According to Xinhua News Agency, China's state media outlet, the price of a call to the United States will drop by 18 percent and Internet charges will be reduced by 50 percent. Under China Telecom's (CHL) old rates, a call from Beijing to New York was billed at about three times the rate from New York to Beijing while Internet fees were 30 times the cost of U.S. Internet access. Online rates will be priced near 50 cents an hour for the first 60 hours of use. Peripheral fees for installation, local calls and mobile phone calls will be cut. International calls to other Asian countries will also be reduced by an undisclosed amount. See telecom stocks. The impetus behind the pricing reform is also related to the Ministry of Information Industry's control of China Telecom. The Chinese government has submitted a plan to the State Council to break up the monopoly into separate companies offering services in four areas - mobile communications, fixed line, paging and satellite data transmission. August Cole is an assistant news editor for CBS MarketWatch. The Associated Press contributed to this report. © 1997-1999 MarketWatch.com, Inc. All rights reserved. Disclaimer. CBS and the CBS "eye device" are registered trademarks of CBS Inc.