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To: CommSatMan who wrote (4165)	4/25/1999 1:06:00 PM
From: Andmoreagain	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

I agree that the Airtouch data is interesting, and it's available to anyone by going to their website and requesting Globalstar information. Additionally, I thought the post by djane containing the Iridium IR person's response to the WorldlyInvestor article was interesting; I didn't realize how expensive a Globalstar call could be once the applicable local carrier charges are factored in.

To: CommSatMan who wrote (4165)	4/25/1999 2:14:00 PM
From: Valueman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

The Iridium phone is more like $4500 to $5000 if one wanted all the options, and it is hopelessly complex to use. There are many websites with pricing. Adding in the cassettes for CDMA or GSM really runs up the price. In their desparation, deals as good as buy 2, get 8 free have been offered. But that's another story. G's phone will have an unsubsidized cost of $800-1100. Demand is perceived to be so high initially that distributors and resellers have asked if they can charge up to $1600. That is up to them. There are no opyions like an Iridium phone(cellular cassettes). The Qualcomm phone comes with 800 Mhz CDMA, AMPS, and G. That's all you need. The Telital and Ericsson phones will have GSM and G* modes. That's all you need. Options will be things like batteries, car kits, headsets, etc.