[Satellite TODAY 01-18-11] Iridium Communications signed agreements with 17 of its service partners to participate in the company’s Network Quality Guarantee program, which promises complete network availability for customers purchasing new Iridium satellite phones and airtime service, the mobile operator announced Jan. 18.
    The guarantee includes an Iridium offer of up to 100 minutes in airtime credits as well as up to three months of free subscription fees if the network fails to complete properly initiated voice calls from customers’ new Iridium handsets.
    The offer applies only to new customers using Iridium 9555 or Iridium 9505A satellite phones.