[Poohbah]

now the SATCOM phone

Note: it was described as a "SATCOM radio," not a phone.

If it isn't a phone...who's providing the access?

[johnfrink]

Obviously Rumsfeld planted the SATCOM radio when he was in Iraq last week.

/DU post

[Keith]

thank you, I sit corrected!

[gilliam]

SATCOM is a type of satellite phone that use to be made by Motorola. The company that manages the satellites is now is called IRIDIUM.

http://www.iridium.com/

-bill