Mobile satellite services provider Inmarsat brushed aside concerns May 10 that its new maritime communications pricing policy is turning away customers and said its recent reorganization will not put Inmarsat in competition with its global network of service distributors. In a conference call with investors, London-based Inmarsat specifically characterized as "scare-mongering" the idea that its new broadband services will begin charging customers for access to the Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS), which facilitates ship and aircraft rescue through Inmarsat satellite signals and internationally approved equipment.
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