GLOBALSTAR SATELLITE AIRTIME PROMOTION BREAKS THE 10-CENT PER MINUTE PRICE BARRIER

Globalstar, Inc., a world leader in providing mobile satellite voice and data services to business, announced today that it has launched a new promotion in the United States that will effectively reduce the per minute rate charged for satellite airtime to as low as nine cents per minute, when customers activate a new phone on one of the company’s highest usage satellite rate plans.

The limited time promotion is being announced as Globalstar prepares to ship its eight ground spares satellites to Europe for pre-launch testing, now that it has received export approval from the US government. During the promotion period, Globalstar is lowering the effective cost of airtime to new customers by providing them with an opportunity to receive up to 50% bonus airtime minutes, in addition to the standard bundled minutes they would normally receive when activating a satellite phone on one of the Globalstar annual or monthly airtime packages.

“With the launch of this special promotion and the middle of hurricane season almost upon us, now is the time for many people and businesses to consider taking a look at a satellite telephone for either emergency preparedness or increased productivity”, said Dennis Allen, Senior VP of US Sales and Marketing for Globalstar, Inc. Mr. Allen added, “In the past, many people felt that satellite telephone airtime rates were cost prohibitive but with this promotion along with other new offerings such as the specialized Emergency Plan, they are now beginning to realize how competitive satellite phone rates have become.”

The Globalstar offer known as the Countdown and Load Up Promotion is available for a limited time and for all standard annual and monthly airtime packages to new customers in the United States. During the promotion, lower usage customers who activate on the company’s most widely selected rate plan, will see the effective rate charged drop to 29 cents per minute.

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