China Telecom Links to Iridium System ����From July 20, all international direct dial (IDD) fixed-telephone users of China Telecom can directly dial to any telephone belonging to the iridium system. Meanwhile, all users of this system can also dial to the telephones of China Telecom. This marks the fact that the most advanced satellite mobile phone business has entered China's telecom field and makes it more convenient to use the iridium system. ����China launched the business of the iridium system in May, but before July 20, these mobile-phone users cannot dial to other phones of China. However, at present the fee of iridium system mobile phone is too expansive for ordinary consumers to afford it. For example, you have to pay 9.8 yuan for domestic and 27.4 yuan for international talks per second, if you use this system in China. Economicnews 1999-07-23 Page2 Full Story in Chinese