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To: Drew Williams who wrote (1161)	4/4/1999 10:29:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5853

Drew, thanks for that interesting read. As an aside, I just returned here from the Compuserve Telecom Forum where I picked up this tid bit: ------ [Sir] - According to info mailed to me by GlobalStar, portable units "are expected to cost under $1,000." "While Globalstar service providers will be free to establish their own retail pricing......have stated they intend to set...retail prices at between $1 and $1.50/min." If that comes to pass, I will definitely buy a Globalstar phone with a GSM 900 module - IF they are useable in cellular mode in countries with cel service. Iridium still does not seem to have agreements with lots of cel carriers in various countries where "regular" cel carriers do have agreements. ...[regards] ------------ This passage highlights one of the usually unspoken considerations, and that is the ability to leverage satellite service provisions, namely the handsets, among multiple cellular and PCS providers in diverse regions of the world. Frank_C.

To: Drew Williams who wrote (1161)	4/5/1999 12:30:00 AM
From: Bill Fischofer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5853

Re: Swiss Cheese Thanks for providing that update. As someone whose main experience with cellphones is having to share the road with folks constantly yakking on them while not paying attention to how they're driving or sharing their conversation with the rest of a restaurant that's trying to enjoy a meal in peace, I still have to question how popular satphones are going to be given their line-of-sight requirements. This means, as I understand it, that you can only reliably get a signal if you're outdoors and away from buildings or other objects that would block the phone's ability to "see" a satellite. Is this no longer true? If not, then are folks really going to want to "step out" for a call?