WORLD CELLULAR PHONE SYSTEM PLANNED

Motorola Inc. has announced plans to build a cellular phone system that would allow users of a portable, 25-ounce phone to make and receive calls in regions where phone service is troublesome or unavailable. Motorola's Iridium system, expected to be fully operating by 1996, envisions a constellation of 77 satellites to relay calls.

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