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To: Valueman who wrote (3244)	3/3/1999 11:21:00 AM
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03/03 07:17 Iridium and Seven Seas Provide the First Use of Satellite IRID.O> Iridium and Seven Seas Provide the First Use of Satellite Communication Services to the Iditarod Sled Dog Race TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 1999--Iridium North America, in conjunction with its parent Iridium LLC, today announced the sponsorship of the 1999 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, the 1049 mile race in Alaska from Anchorage to Nome. Iridium, the world's first global mobile communications system, is providing 53 mobile telephones and 38 pagers to the race's organizing committee. The telephone service will be provided by Seven Seas, a leading service and equipment provider to the worldwide satellite communications market. PageNet, the leading provider of wireless messaging and information services in the United States, will supply the paging service. "The Iridium system provides the perfect communications solution to the needs of the Iditarod race organizers," said CarolAnn Gorden, vice president of marketing, Iridium North America. "The race's remote location and harsh environment make traditional communication systems obsolete, but the Iridium system and equipment were designed for such challenges." "We have volunteers scattered the entire length of the 1049 mile Iditarod Trail. Traditional communications systems sometimes aren't able to meet our needs due to some of the more remote locations," said Stan Hooley, executive director of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. "Because the Iridium system uses satellites, we'll be able to stay in touch with our volunteers all the time. This will be a tremendous help to us with safety, security and reporting." The Iridium System is a breakthrough solution that routes previously incompatible calls through land-based wireless systems when customers are within range of a wireless network. When no wireless coverage is available, the phones communicate directly with the Iridium satellites, which function as cellular towers in the sky. Additionally, Iridium's paging feature, allows customers to receive alphanumeric messages of up to 200 characters in any one of 16 languages whether or not the user is traveling within a terrestrial paging network coverage area. Iridium North America is the sole owner and operator of Iridium services in North America. The Iridium System combines the worldwide reach of 66 low-earth-orbit satellites with additional access to multiple wireless systems and standards. The company is actively integrating distribution partners to provide customers service that permits any type of telephone transmission-voice, paging, data and fax to reach its destination virtually anywhere on Earth, at any time. The Iridium portfolio will facilitate communications for the traveling professional, residents of rural or underdeveloped areas, disaster relief teams and others. Iridium North America is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and services the United States, Canada, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Iridium North America is backed by three telecommunication industry leaders who are at the forefront of integrating communication services: Motorola, Inc., Sprint Corporation and Iridium Canada, Inc. Commercial service for the Iridium System was launched on November 1, 1998. For additional information regarding the Iridium System, please visit the Web site at (http://www.Iridium.com). Iridium World Communications (NASDAQ: IRID) is the public investment vehicle of Iridium LLC. Iridium is a registered trademark and service mark of Iridium LLC 1999 EDITOR'S NOTE: A MEDIA ALERT WILL FOLLOW REGARDING PHOTO AVAILABILITY. --30--sw/ny* CONTACT: Iridium North America, Tempe Karla Williams, 602/752-1102 Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com (c) 1998 Business Wire COPYRIGHT © 1998 REUTERS LIMITED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.