COMSAT Mobile Communications Launches Advanced Prepaid Calling Service; New Service Features a Single Card for All Inmarsat Voice Technologies, Caller Convenience and Lower Costs.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2000 Introductory Purchase Promotion Now Available COMSAT Mobile Communications COMSAT mobile communications (CMC) is a telecommunications company which provides Mobile packet data service. It was formerly owned by Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin) but is believed to have been acquired by Telenor of Norway in (CMC), a unit of Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, today commercially launched its new Prepaid Calling Card Service for satellite calls, designed to make card use easier and to reduce customer costs. The new system offers cost-saving features such as six-second decrement To subtract a number from another number. Decrementing a counter means to subtract 1 or some other number from its current value. billing, off-peak calling, and global rates for callers. Six-second decrement billing makes call charges more precise than the full minute decrements used by other satellite service providers. Off-peak calling gives callers the flexibility to make calls during cheaper calling periods and global rates are available for M4 and Mini-M users. Additionally, one CMC prepaid card can be used on all of Inmarsat's land, sea and air mobile satellite voice technologies including A, B, M, Mini-M, M4 and Aero-H (aeronautical service), making this the most convenient prepaid card in the market. "CMC developed this new service to meet our customers' growing demand for prepaid services in the maritime, aeronautical and land mobile markets," said Kathryn Y. Holman, vice president and general manager of COMSAT Mobile Communications. "Prepaid calling allows customers to manage their communications costs and stay within budget. It also eliminates burdensome tracking of crew and personal calls, making a single satellite terminal accessible to multiple users." The new system is installed in CMC's Southbury, Connecticut, land earth station and is administered by CMC technicians and customer service specialists. This reduces operational costs and the savings are passed onto CMC prepaid calling customers. The new prepaid service is also designed to make satellite calling easier. It incorporates enhanced calling features that include call continuation, card recharging and simplified dialing. Call continuation is a conveniency con·ven·ien·cy n. pl. con·ven·ien·cies Archaic Convenience. feature that allows a caller to continue a call from one prepaid card to another. A caller will receive a warning when one minute of call time remains. The caller can then enter a new six-digit authorization number for a new card and continue the call. Customers can also recharge their CMC calling cards for any amount. To recharge a calling card, customers need only to have either a major credit card or CMC account. "COMSAT Comsat: see Communications Satellite Corporation; communications satellite. (COMSAT General Corporation, Bethesda, MD) Formerly Communications Satellite Corporation, COMSAT was a private company that was created by the U.S. Mobile's new Prepaid Calling Card offering is our latest service enhancement and part of a series of new mobile satellite services and system upgrades we are introducing throughout the coming months," Holman said. "Innovative mobile satellite communications services, applications and promotional campaigns are part of our 'Discover the New COMSAT Mobile Communications Program,' launched to give CMC customers added value for their mobile communications." As an introductory promotion, CMC is offering a 250 unit ($50 value) bonus card to each customer who purchases and activates a pack of 10 cards between now and March 31, 2001. Packs come in 250 and 500 unit card denominations. For more information on COMSAT Mobile's new Prepaid Calling Card Service, contact CMC Inside Sales at 301/214-3100 or e-mail: cmcsales@lmco.com. COMSAT Mobile Communications provides maritime, aeronautical and land mobile satellite data, high-speed data, Internet access and voice communications services to customers worldwide via the Inmarsat satellite system. LMGT, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LMT LMT left mentotransverse (position of fetus). ), is a premier global provider of network services and advanced technology solutions to enterprise customers. LMGT is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland and includes the satellite, network and product assets of the former COMSAT Corporation and the commercial information technology unit of Lockheed Martin. LMGT has major operations in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania This article is about the Village of Valley Forge, in southeastern Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Valley Forge (disambiguation). The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park at the ; Clarksburg, Maryland; Orlando, Florida; Santa Paula, California Santa Paula is a city within Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 28,598 at the 2000 census. It has been dubbed the "Citrus Capital of the World." As the initial headquarters of the company that became Unocal, it was one of the early centers of ; and Southbury, Connecticut. LMGT has regional offices in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. ; Atlanta, Georgia; Reston, Virginia; and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania For Kings of Prussia, see List of rulers of Prussia King of Prussia is an unincorporated community in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 18,511. . International operations are located in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Turkey and Venezuela. |
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