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To: Herc who wrote (1815)	5/26/1999 11:08:00 AM
From: CMon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2693

You're dreaming. "Sell when you can, not when you have to."

To: Herc who wrote (1815)	5/26/1999 11:10:00 PM
From: Michael	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2693

IRID satellites re-enter the earth's atmosphere in a few years. IRID is no cash cow, IRID is a white elephant, that needs more cash to operate than revenues it can produce. Best to abandon the whole thing and let them birds burn up on re-entry over the next several years. ps does IRID website list the days to watch them birds burn up on re-entry I hear it is a nice way to star gaze. sure is a nice day Michael <<I envision some well informed fat cat out there buying a majority interest in the bonds then seizing control and then finding new uses for IRID's birds and then having a cash cow.>>

To: Herc who wrote (1815)	5/27/1999 11:45:00 AM
From: Rob Prickett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2693

Herc, I hope I'm not repeating previous replies to your broadband discussions. Iridium was not designed / intended to be a broadband data service. It is primarily for voice. Relevant questions are: 1) Can the system deliver voice reliably? If not, is the problem in the satellites or ground system. (One is much easier to fix), 2) are customers available for voice at a some price point?, 3) if a businessman is in the middle of the Sahara (extreme example), will he want voice or data, or both? Rob