We are pleased to announce that Stratos will extend its Scratch Cards “Crew hours” to 24 hours per day during the celebration of:  
 
• Eid Al-Fitr (the Celebration of Breaking the Fast of Ramadan)  
• Deepavali (Hindu Festival of Lights)  
• All Saints Day (Halloween)  
 
All crewcalls placed between 20:00 GMT Friday, October 13, 2006 and 06:00 GMT Wednesday, October 25, 2006 using Stratos Prepaid Calling Cards, will be rated at the “Crew hours” rate of just 6 units per minute on Inmarsat mini-M, Inmarsat-B, Inmarsat-M and Inmarsat Fleet.  
 
After that period, the “Crew hours” will revert to their usual times (Monday to Friday: 20.00-06.00 UTC / Saturday & Sunday: 24hours/day).  
 
We must point out that Stratos Crew Calling Cards have:  
• No charge for hold time; pay only for talk time  
• No per call connect fee.  
• No charge if the called party does not answer.  
 
It is recommended that you advise your vessels of this offer in order to place their Crew Calling Cards orders on time. Virtual Scratch Cards are also available.  
 
For any further information about this special offer, please do not hesitate to contact us.