D-Day for Iridium was set for Nov. 1
D-Day for Iridium was set for Nov. 1, when the ``world's first global telephone system'' was to begin commercial service. Complementary pager service is expected by mid-November. Iridium's original start date of Sept. 23 had been pushed back to allow more testing of the 66-satellite, $5.5-billion...
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