COVINGTON, La. (AP) _ Globalstar Inc. (GSAT) on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss of $24.7 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Covington, Louisiana-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share.

The satellite communications company posted revenue of $30.4 million in the period.

The company's shares closed at 39 cents. A year ago, they were trading at 43 cents.

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