GLOBALSTAR SATELLITE PHONE SERVICE UNINTERRUPTED IN
HURRICANE-LASHED GULF REGION
Globalstar boosts satphone supply to regional
representatives to meet emergency demand
Globalstar LLC, the world's most widely used handheld
satellite phone provider, said today that satellite
phone service remains uninterrupted in the Gulf of Mexico
and Southeastern U.S, including Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama and Missouri, following the landfall of Hurricane
Katrina.
Additionally, the company is airlifting additional
units to local representatives in the area to accommodate
growing demand from relief agencies and citizens.
“It’s critical for emergency organizations,
businesses and private individuals to have access to
reliable communications during a natural disaster such
as this. Globalstar was designed from the beginning
to provide continuous communications regardless of events
on the ground. The Globalstar network is performing
exactly as intended,” said Jay Monroe, Chairman
and CEO of Globalstar LLC. “We are working closely
with our customers, dealers and response agencies to
ensure they have access to the Globalstar equipment
they need to keep their operations going.”
Globalstar, which has a long-standing relationship
with FEMA and other state and local disaster relief
and first responder agencies, is working closely with
these organizations to ensure that vital communications
capabilities for relief workers are accessible and reliable.
Service in the region is provided by the Globalstar
satellite network, and two ground-based satellite gateways,
one in Texas, and the other in Sebring, Fla. The Sebring
Gateway became operational in July under special temporary
authority from the FCC that Globalstar requested specifically
to ensure that enhanced Globalstar service in the region
would be available prior to the start of hurricane season.
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December 2005 
