Monthly Archives: August, 1996
CELLULAR ONE OFFERS PREPAID SER VICE TO BOSTON CUSTOMERS
WESTWOOD, Mass.-Cellular One in Boston has launched a no-credit-required calling card service that allows cellular phone users to pay in advance for airtime.With the...
AMS WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMER PLATFORM
FAIRFAX, Va.-American Management Systems, a business and information technology consulting firm, announced an $8.5 million agreement to develop a comprehensive customer care and billing...
FCC CHARGES CENTEL WITH VIOLATIONS
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission denied all arguments and affirmed its decision to charge Centel Cellular Co. of North Carolina with "endanger public...
MANDL WILL LEAVE AT&T TO TAKE ON NEW VENTURE
Of late, the move from corporate executive to born again entrepreneur is not uncommon in wireless.But still it comes as a surprise Alex Mandl...
PALMER WIRELESS BUYS GEORGIA 13
FORT MEYERS, Fla.-Palmer Wireless Inc. announced it has reached an agreement to acquire the Georgia 13 rural service area cellular telephone license from Mobile...
FCC TO INTRODUCE BIDDING CHANGES
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission garnered approximately $750 million in upfront fees from the 153 qualified bidders it accepted for the next round of personal...
POLAND EXAMINES BUSINESS PRACTICE IN WIRELESS SECTOR
Laws and fairness in Poland's wireless sector are a hot topic this month, as three separate authorities investigate current business practices.A Polish news publication...
AT&T WIRELESS GETS TRANSMISSION SITES
CHICAGO-CenterPoint Properties Corp., a publicly traded real estate investment trust, announced it has reached an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to grant the...
COX SIGNS CONTRACT FOR PCS SERVICES
IRVINE, Calif.-Cox California PCS Inc. and Boston Technology Inc. signed a three-year contract to provide services for personal communications services customers in the Los...
WIRELESS INDUSTRY WRESTLES WITH HYBRID RF EXPOSURE STANDARD
WASHINGTON-Uncertainty about compliance with the new, hybrid radio frequency radiation exposure standard and growing concern with the struggling industry-funded bioeffects research program could invite...
SPRINT NOTE ISSUE DOWNSIZED, DELAYED
NEW YORK-Sprint Spectrum L.P. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sprint Spectrum Finance Corp., sold a $523 million note issue Tuesday, the same day the...
PHS ASTOUNDS TELECOM INDUSTRY WITH RAPID ACCEPTANCE IN JAPAN
From day one, the demand for Personal Handyphone System service in Japan has astounded the world of telecommunications. After only a year in the...
RADIO MOVIL DIGITAL AMERICAS DEBT OFFER FUNDS SMR NETWORK
NEW YORK-Radio Movil Digital Americas Inc., a Deerfield Beach, Fla., specialized mobile radio carrier focused on South America, expected to place privately $130 million...
PSWAC EXAMINES, DEBATES SOURCES FOR POSSIBLE EXTRA CHANNELS
WASHINGTON-With the final report outlining public-safety spectrum needs through 2010 due Sept. 11, members of the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee continue to debate...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Triden Telecom Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire Communitronics Inc., a paging company based in Mobile, Ala. Communitronics has 3,000 pagers...
PEOPLE
AirNet Communications Corp. named Dr. Lee Hamilton vice president of product engineering. Hamilton will be responsible for developing and implementing AirNet's wireless broadband base...
BRITE VOICE WINS CELLNET CONTRACT
WICHITA, Kan.-Cellnet, a United Kingdom cellular operator, has awarded Brite Voice Systems a contract to provide extra capacity and enhancement to support Cellnet's relaunch...
DFW BUYS CENTERS FROM MOTOR OLA NSD
DALLAS-DFW Communications announced it has purchased Motorola Inc.'s four Dallas/Fort Worth-based two-way radio service centers.The purchase is a result of Motorola's 1995 restructuring of...
FIRM PROVIDES SALES INCENTIVES FOR CARRIERS TO LURE CUSTOMERS
Sales strategy in the cellular business is beginning to hint of mass marketing auto-dealer style. "Free phone with activation!" is about as persuasive as,...
THE SKINNY ON PHS
Operates between 1895 MHz and 1918.1 MHz frequenciesUses Time Division Multiple Access-Time Division Duplex technologyChannel bandwidth supports high-quality voice and data traffic32 kbps adaptive...
CSC SIGNS CONTRACT FOR CUSTOMER CARE
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-Computer Sciences Corp. announced it has signed a five-year, multimillion dollar contract to provide billing and customer care services to personal communications...
TECHNOLOGY STOCK STRONG DESPITE SOME FLUCTUATION
NEW YORK-Hugh Johnson's official title is chief investment officer of First Albany Corp., Albany, N.Y., an investment bank and brokerage firm that specializes in...
WYND INTRODUCES MESSAGE SOFTWARE
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications Corp. is introducing a new version of its WyndMail for Windows messaging software.WyndMail version 1.5 includes a message header...
VIEWPOINT
August is the month to go on vacation but not for people who took time off in July to get married. Like I did....
MANDL WILL LEAVE AT&T TO TAKE ON NEW VENTURE
Of late, the move from corporate executive to born again entrepreneur is not uncommon in wireless.But still it comes as a surprise Alex Mandl...