Monthly Archives: September, 1994
BAM'S CELLULAR CALLERS CAN GET DIRECTORY HELP
BEDMINISTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile customers traveling in the southwest can now dial 411 and reach Bell Atlantic's new InfoAssist service, which provides regular directory...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION MAY TAKE CENTER STAGE THIS FALL
WASHINGTON-Congress will attempt to pass telecommunications reform and digital wiretap legislation this fall, and lawmakers also plan to put the Federal Communications Commission's auction...
INMARSAT AIMING FOR $1 BILLION TO FINANCE ITS HANDHELD SYSTEM
The International Maritime Satellite Organization has announced more detailed investment plans for "corporatizing" its Inmarsat-P handheld mobile satellite service, stating it hopes to raise...
CELLPORT DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY FOR INTELLIGENT CAR OF THE FUTURE
A Boulder, Colo.-based company has teamed up with several North American cellular operators to develop standards that could lead to the development of so-called...
PCS LICENSEES WILL SHARE MICRO WAVE MOVING COSTS UNDER PCIA’S PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association said it has urged the Federal Communications Commission to adopt a microwave relocation cost-sharing plan to ease the deployment...
NEW TARIFF PLAN OFFERED FOR BUSI NESS CUSTOMERS BY MERCURY ONE-2-ONE
LONDON-Mercury One-2-One is touting a new mobile telephone tariff option for business customers that the company says "dramatically undercuts BT (plc) by between 10...
AVAILABLE SPECTRUM WILL DECIDE SUCCESS OF `SMART CAR’ INDUSTRY
The revolution in wireless communications, already well underway, will dramatically reshape the way we work, play, shop and travel. Which technologies survive and flourish...
CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER22-24 Personal Communications Showcase, by the Personal Communications Industry Association. Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. For information call (202) 467-4770.27-1 1994 International Conference on...
DATARADIO PRODUCT USED BY NATIONAL CRIME CENTER
ATLANTA - Dataradio Corp. will provide its Vehicular Information Solutions products for the National Crime Information Center's modernization plans.The NCIC data system provides the...
PEOPLE
Frank McGillivray has been promoted to vice president of Transaction Billing Resources, a provider of credit card processing for the telecommunications industry.Also, Donna Tucker...
OPERATOR TESTS ISRAELI TECHNOLOGY FOR PAGING
While some paging providers are spending a great deal of money for the prospect of providing two-way messaging services, a Minnesota company says it...
WIRELESS BOOM MAY BRING LACK OF EXPERIENCED SITE DEVELOPERS
Currently, massive investments are being planned for the next boom in wireless communications. Spurred by the prospect of personal communications services, the race is...
GTE TO BUY OUTSTANDING SHARES OF CONTEL, FORM NEW SUBSIDIARY
GTE Corp. has opted to spend $224 million to purchase the remaining shares of Contel Cellular Inc. it doesn't already own.As part of the...
BUSINESS CHANGES NAME TO GO COMMUNICATIONS TO REACH BROADER MARKET
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-A group of investors looking to form alliances among personal communications services providers have changed the name of their company in hopes of...
MOTOROLA TO CONDUCT TEST WITH AR GENTINE OPERATOR
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced it will conduct its first Code Division Multiple Access digital technology trials outside of the United States with Compania...
PCS PROVIDERS HAVE TO ADDRESS MICROWAVE RELOCATION AT 2 GHZ
Death, taxes, and for potential PCS licensees, microwave relocation are issues no one wants to face. Yet, like the first two, the consequences of...
SWEDEN’S TELIA CONTRACTS TO BUY COHERENT PRODUCT
LEESBURG, Va.-Coherent Communications Systems Corp. has been awarded a joint supply contract for the EC-6000 digital echo cancellers by Sweden's Telia AB, and Telia's...
VIEWPOINT
Who's the Federal Communications Commission fooling with all this talk of "designated entities," or providing incentives-and frequencies-for small businesses, women and minorities in the...
U S WEST PURCHASES RSA ALONG ARIZONA HIGHWAY
NOGALES, Ariz.-U S West Cellular announced it has expanded its cellular footprint in Arizona through the recent purchase of a rural license there.U S...
KITCHEN NAMED TO HEAD NEW TRADE ASSOCIATION FROM ANTICIPATED MERGER
WASHINGTON-Jay Kitchen will head the new wireless trade group created by the anticipated merger of the National Association of Business and Educational Radio and...
METROCALL WRAPS UP DEAL TO MERGE WITH FIRSTPAGE
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. has completed its merger with FirstPAGE USA Inc., increasing the company's total pagers in service to more than 585,000.During the company's...
STS TO SUPPLY TECHNOLOGY TO CHI NESE GOVERNMENT
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-A subsidiary of California Microwave Inc. recently won a $2.2 million contract to provide satellite communications technology to China's Ministry of Post and...
CLARINICATION
ClarificationA story on page 6 of the Aug. 1 issue of RCR should have stated that Sprint Cellular Co. will be a distributor for...
CELLULAR INDUSTRY REPORTS NEARLY 20 MILLION USERS, 17,000 ADDED EACH DAY
WASHINGTON-The number of people who use cellular telephones in the United States is nearing the 20 million mark, with more than 17,000 new cellular...
REVENUSE UP 32 PERCENT FOR PAGING NETWORK INC.
DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. posted record net revenue for the second quarter of 1994, ended June 30, and increased its number of pagers in service...
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