Iridium Satellite announces a new North American pricing plan that offers extremely low rates for satellite phone calls. Iridium now offers value prepaid air time packages with street prices in the $.30-40 per minute range. Iridium also is now offering larger "super discount" packages that drive prices down to below $.15 per minute.
"The new pricing packages, coupled with Iridium's worldwide coverage and recently announced Network Quality Guarantee, provide an unbeatable value combination for customers," said Matt Desch, chairman and CEO of Iridium Satellite.
"Through this offer, we're pleased to reward high-volume and mission critical users who are unhappy with other services and who demand the quality associated with Iridium."
Iridium is the only mobile satellite system offering high-volume discount plans covering all of North America, including the extreme northern regions of Canada and Alaska, and the entire Caribbean, with no roaming charges.
Iridium service providers in North America have the prepaid six-month satellite phone packages available for sale. The discounts came into effect April 16, and apply to Iridium phone calls originating and terminating within the North America region. Iridium is also offering bonus airtime incentives for new subscriptions activated prior to July 1, 2007.
In February, Iridium unveiled its Network Quality Guarantee program, which promises credits of up to 100 minutes of airtime and three months of free subscription fees if the Iridium network fails to complete properly initiated voice calls from customers' new Iridium handsets.
In announcing the program, Desch commented, "Year to year, Iridium's robust satellite network has consistently maintained an unmatched record of reliability. Our connection rate for satellite calls is near perfect."
