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Low- Cost Satellite # ^ Communications

Have Arrived

Dramatically reduce your communications expense with

SKYCELLSM Satellite Telephone Service. information.

SKYCELL Satellite Telephone

Service will be available this year.

We are now taking orders. If you want to find out more or place your order, call 800-753-2672.

SKYCELL

Satellite Telephone Service

Coverage where you need it most

A high percentage of commercial vessel communications occur in our expansive coverage area. With a

SKYCELL

Service phone installed on your vessel, you'll never have to use expensive Standard A communications while navigating

North American waters.

Your crew will also appreciate the savings. offering your crew savings of up to 80% on their personal phone calls. With SKYCELL ||jprvice, your crew will be able to stay in touch at the lowest cost

The SKYCELL Service System pays for itself in no time.

I This year you will be able to buy a SKYCELL Service phone for under $7,000. This investment will pay for itself in a few months because the SKYCELL

Service airtime rates are over 80% less than Standard A airtime rates.

Call 800-753-2672 for more

Competition means lower prices for you.

For the first time in history, you have a real choice for satellite communications while in North American waters. In April 1995, American Mobile Satellite

Corporation (AMSC) successfully launched the most powerful satellite ever built for mobile communications. And in a few months, SKYCELL Satellite

Telephone Service which includes voice, fax and data communications will be available.

SKYCELL

Service is a fraction of the cost of Inmarsat

Standard A.

If you already have a Standard A communications system, you can have access to lower cost communi- cations, too. Simply, install a

SKYCELL Service phone on the bridge right next to your Standard A phone. Standard A service is $6 to $8 per minute. SKYCELL Service is as low as $1.49 per minute.

You'll find that savings add up fast with SKYCELL Service.

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