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(h)In addition, as subscribers travel more often, roaming capabilities, which allow individuals to utilise their units in the locations to which they travel, are in greater demand. Accordingly, the company believes that the availability of Iridium services through portable hand held ISUs will be an important element in determining the size of the market for its service.

(i)The company believes that the global roaming available through the Iridium system will exceed the reach of any single terrestrial wireless service. Additionally, the company anticipates that at the time the company enters the market place, the Iridium portable, hand held ISUs will be significantly smaller than commercially available satellite terminals capable of providing comparable services. The company anticipates that many international travellers, particularly those who travel exclusively between densely populated urban areas, will expect or require more in building coverage, higher voice quality, and service to smaller subscriber units more typical of terrestrial cellular services than will characterise the services provided over the Iridium system; however, the company believes that the Iridium systems combination of coverage, portability and other service features will nonetheless appeal to many professional travellers who regularly leave the coverage areas of their terrestrial wireless systems and for which the ability to communicate and be reached with greater reliability, while on he move outside their terrestrial wireless system coverage areas will be valuable.