Monthly Archives: October, 1997
HARVARD PEER BOARD FRUSTRATED WITH WTR: CARLO TO STUDY IMPLANT RISKS
WASHINGTON-As he winds down the cellular industry-funded cancer research project with little to show for the $28 million that will have been spent by...
SBC THIRD QUARTER PROFIT SLIPS SLIGHTLY
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. reported a net income of $816 million, or 89 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared...
SWISSCOM NETWORK WILL BE GSM-BASED
WASHINGTON-Swisscom, formerly Swiss Telecom, announced it will implement a new mobile telephone network in the 1800 MHz frequency range using Global System for Mobile...
REGULATORY REFORM PLAN LIKELY DEAD FOR SESSION
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration is not embracing a sweeping regulatory reform bill that would subject the wireless industry and other regulated business sectors to a...
360° NET INCOME RISES 26 PERCENT
CHICAGO-3607 Communications Corp. reported increases in net income and operating revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30.Net income for the quarter totaled $28.9...
AMERITECH USING TEKNOW’S PHENX IPG
PHOENIX-TekNow Inc., announced that Ameritech Cellular Services has installed its PhenX Internet Paging Gateway to support corporate intranet e-mail-to-paging requirements.The PhenX IPG receives e-mail...
RCR TOP 20 PAGING CARRIERS
RCR TOP 20 Paging CarriersThe RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest paging companies in the United States...
SMARTALK TO PAY $35 MILLION FOR FRONTIER’S PREPAID BUSINESS
LOS ANGELES-SmarTalk Teleservices Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire the retail prepaid business of Frontier Corp. for $35 million cash.Frontier distributes...
PAGERS, PHONES REMAIN HOLIDAY CHOICES AS TRADE WAR IS AVERTED
WASHINGTON-The United States and Japan earlier this month appeared to sidestep a trade war that portended potential devastation for American retailers of wireless products...
ARGENTINE CELLULAR OPERATOR WINS WIRELESS PERMIT IN PARAGUAY
Telecom Personal, a cellular service provider in northern Argentina, announced a consortium it is part of has been granted the B-band license to provide...
FEDERAL PRE-EMPTION STIRS DEBATE ACROSS POLITICAL LINES ON HILL
WASHINGTON-The federal pre-emption debate has become much bigger than antenna siting moratoria, with no clear political line on the explosive question of whether state...
PAGENET LOSSES IMPROVING AS CEO FRAZEE REDEFINES DIRECTION
Following a dismal second quarter financial performance that heralded an upper-management juggling act, Paging Network Inc. reported improved third-quarter results, with a net loss...
PAGEMART ADDS COVERAGE IN THREE MORE COUNTRIES
PageMart Wireless Inc. announced its international paging network is now operational, as a result of recent agreements with telecom companies in Mexico, Panama and...
INSIDERS SAY NEXTEL SET TO SWEEP AUCTION
WASHINGTON-With an upfront payment of more than $12.7 million, enhanced specialized mobile radio provider Nextel Communications Inc. stands to walk away with the lion's...
WIRELESS DATA PROS CONVERGE IN SEATTLE
Could this be "the" year?The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, with the CDPD Forum and Andrew Seybold's Outlook, will hold the Wireless APPS '97 Convention...
TALK ABOUT REVIVING PACT TECHNOLOGY LEADS DOWN DESERTED ROAD
Although it has been months since AT&T Wireless Services Inc. dropped all plans for services using the personal Air Communications Technology advanced paging protocol,...
SIGNALSOFT AIMS TO USE E911 APPS TO OFFER LOCATION-BASED BILLS
Imagine driving around in an area unfamiliar to you and being able to locate the nearest hotel or fast-food restaurant or determine surrounding traffic...
TELUS TO USE NORTEL CDMA IN ALBERTA
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada-Telus Mobility-a subsidiary of Canada's Telus Corp.-announced plans to expand its cellular, paging and private radio systems business by offering advanced digital...
POWERTEL ADDS PCS IN TWO MORE CITIES
AUGUSTA, Ga.-Powertel Inc. announced it has launched personal communications services in Augusta, Ga., and Aiken, S.C., based on Global System for Mobile communications technology.The...
RCR PEOPLE
Cord Communications Inc. selected Mark E. Reed to be its president and chief executive officer. Reed joins Cord from In Focus Systems, a multimedia...
SPYGLASS INC. LICENSES NOKIA WITH ITS WEB SOFTWARE, PRISM
NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Spyglass Inc. announced it has licensed its Spyglass Prism content conversion technology to Nokia Telecommunications.The Prism technology answers needs of wireless users browsing...
PRICE TO SELL OFF GEORGIA RSA FOR $25M
NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp., New York, announced Oct. 22 it has reached a definitive agreement to sell for $25 million the GA-1 rural service...
RCR CALENDAR
OCTOBER27-28 Telecommunications Law and Regulation Fundamentals: Your Roadmap to Opportunities, Options and Obstacles in this New Era, by Government Institutes. Arlington, Va. (301) 921-2345.27-28 Wireless...
CARRIERS MARKET THEMSELVES TO CUSTOMERS AS CORPORATE SPONSORS
With so many wireless carriers competing for potential customers, marketing techniques have become an important tool to attract clients.One of the more recent marketing...
WINSTAR TO SUPPLY POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT SERVICE WITH SIEMENS, BNI
WinStar Communications Inc. last week announced it signed agreements with Siemens Telecom Networks and Broadband Networks Inc., which will allow WinStar to supply digital...