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Motorola considers options for Iridium's satellites

By Joey Gardiner

Published: 20 March 2000 11:42 GMT

Motorola is considering how it will dispose of Iridium's satellites, following the company's announcement last week that it has failed to find a buyer for the bankrupt service.

Iridium halted its worldwide satellite phone service on Friday after missing a court deadline to secure funding.

Motorola, Iridium's largest backer, said it will maintain the 66 low-earth satellites while it finalises a plan to "de-orbit" them. It said it will attempt to continue a limited service for subscribers who are unable to find alternative methods of communications.

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