URGENT NOTIFICATION

March 6, 2000

Dear Valued Motorola Customer:

On Monday, March 6, 2000, Iridium LLC was authorized to use cash collateral to continue operations through March 17, 2000. Iridium LLC will continue its efforts to find a qualified buyer.

However, unless a qualified buyer comes forward and provides additional funding by March 15, 2000, we do not expect Iridium service to be available after 11:59 PM (EST) on March 17, 2000.

In the meantime, Motorola will continue its support for Iridium LLC, the gateways, service providers, and all current customers and subscribers.

Motorola is attempting to directly contact all its direct end user customers who subscribe to Iridium service through a Motorola-owned Service Provider as quickly as possible to inform them about the current status of Iridium service availability. However we would appreciate your sharing this information with anyone you know who uses Iridium service.

As you may know, Motorola and other Iridium investors have been working very hard to support Iridium LLC’s efforts to reorganize and continue operating the business.

Motorola cares deeply about its customers, and as a valued customer, we are concerned about your needs. We understand that you probably have a number of questions. We will update this site as we learn more about the situation.

In the event that Iridium service becomes unavailable, we would be happy to talk to you about other possible communications solutions. Additionally, contact information for possible alternative service providers is provided below for your convenience.

If you would like to contact Motorola directly, please click here.

Questions other customers are asking

Iridium LLC and Motorola are two separate companies. Motorola has a minority interest in Iridium LLC (less than 20%) as an equity investor, and guaranteed some of Iridium LLC’s debt. Since last August, when Iridium LLC filed for court-assisted voluntary reorganization under U.S. bankruptcy law, Iridium LLC has been in discussions with its lenders and creditors regarding plans to restructure its finances. Motorola and other Iridium investors have been working very hard to support Iridium LLC’s efforts to reorganize and continue operating the business. However, the future of Iridium LLC, and the question of whether service will continue after March 17, now rests with the bankruptcy court.

At this point, it is really is too early to say for certain what will happen to the satellites. They do not belong to Motorola, and like Iridium LLC's other assets, what happens to them is up to the bankruptcy court. However, if a qualified buyer for Iridium doesn't come forward by March 15, we expect that Motorola could be asked (by the court) to begin the process of decommissioning the satellites on behalf of Iridium LLC.

Motorola cares deeply about its customers, and as a valued customer, we are concerned about your needs. If you would like information on other products or services that may be able to provide an alternative solution to your communication needs, please find a list of possible alternatives below.

We are unable to comment on the types of contracts other satellite service providers may offer.

Motorola cannot compare alternative satellite service providers to Iridium service. We do not have information on the packages that alternative satellite service providers offer.

Motorola cannot compare alternative satellite service providers to Iridium service.

Q: Will my current equipment function with another satellite service provider?

Motorola satellite communication products built for the Iridium system will not function with other satellite providers

American Mobile Satellite Corporation
10802 Parkridge Boulevard
Reston, VA 20191
Ph.: 703-758-6000
www.ammobile.com

Association Information:
Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA)
1350 Beverly Rd.
Suite 115-341
McLean, VA 22101
Ph.: 302-644-1213
www.msua.org

Please contact your local mobile telephone provider for information on alternatives for international roaming.

This list is provided as a courtesy to Iridium service customers.
This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of satellite service providers and does not reflect an endorsement by Motorola of a particular satellite service provider.

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• Click HERE for Iridium Phones & Pagers

• Click HERE for a description of competing mobile satellite phone systems.

• Click HERE to download Iridium satellite coverage maps

• Click HERE to send an SMS message to an Iridium subscriber anywhere in the world

• See the comparative system specs & costs tables.

• See also GSM & Mobile Satellite Phone Roaming
  
• See here for an explanation of LEO, MEO, GEO satellite systems
  

• See also roaming NEWS
  

Members of the Iridium Consortium

• China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIG)
• Iridium Africa Corporation (Based in Cape Town)
• Iridium Canada, Inc.
• Iridium India TELECOM Private Ltd, (IITL)
• Iridium Middle East Corporation
• Iridium SudAmerica Corporation
• Khrunichev State Research & Production Space Center
• Korea Mobile TELECOM
• Lockheed Martin (1% of Iridium)
• Motorola (18% of Iridium)
• Nippon Iridium Corporation
• Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co. Ltd (PEWC)
• Raytheon
• STET
• Sprint
• Thai Satellite Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
• Vebacom

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