
In this Wednesday, April 1, 2009 photo, a prototype satellite phone is shown at the TerreStar booth at the International CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas. SkyTerra and TerreStar say their new satellites, combined with advances in chip technology, can take satellite telephony from being a niche to the mainstream _ something you'd buy in an AT&T store. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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