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AMERICAN TOWER BUYS TOWERS L.L.C.

BOCA RATON, Fla.-American Tower Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Radio Systems, reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Towers L.L.C., which owns and operates 21 tower sites in South Carolina.American Tower Systems will pay $5.3 million for the company.

NORTEL TO PARTNER WITH U.S. ROBOTICS

SKOKIE, Ill.-U.S. Robotics and Northern Telecom Ltd. agreed to jointly develop wireless data access products for mobile professionals needing wireless access to e-mail, the Internet and other data applications."Digital wireless technology promises faster, higher quality and more reliable data transmission than circuit-switched analog cellular...

TWO-WAY HAND-OFF SHOWN AT MALAYSIA CONFERENCE

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson demonstrated a two-way hyperband hand-off between 1900 MHz and 800 MHz radio frequencies at the Universal Wireless Communications conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The demonstration means network operators using the Digital-Advanced Mobile Phone Service Interim Standard-136 digital wireless standard will be able...

ATS ACQUIRES B&E NASSETS FOR $14M

BOCA RATON, Fla.-American Tower Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Radio Systems, acquired the assets of B&E Associates and DB Consultants for $13 million.Both companies, located in Norwood, Mass., are premiere site acquisition firms, said American Tower Systems. The companies work primarily for...

INTER-CARRIER, MUNICIPAL COOPERATION NEEDED FOR SMOOTH ZONING

NEWARK, N.J.-It's trade secrets vs. tell all as wireless telecommunications companies try to hide their strategies from competitors while seeking fast buildout approvals from municipalities that want full disclosure.Local government officials, accustomed to more than a decade of slow and orderly growth in wireless...

GREENSBORO TAKES INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO LEASING ANTENNA SITES

While many cities across the nation have been caught off guard by the number of towers wireless providers want to construct, the city of Greensboro, N.C., forecasted the onslaught nearly two-and-a-half years ago.After the A- and B-block auction of personal communications services licenses was...

TELLABS PRODUCT TOUTED AS REMEDY TO ELIMINATE ECHOS

LISLE, Ill.-A new product to be introduced next month could herald the dawn of completely echo-free communications between digital wireless users and wireline subscribers.Telcom manufacturer Tellabs will unveil Acoustic Coupling Elimination (ACE), the newest offering in the company's line of Clearcall call-quality enhancement products,...

CITY OF DENVER APPROVES STRINGENT ANTENNA SITING GUIDELINES

DENVER-Wireless carriers in Denver now are required to take proactive steps with the community if they want their towers and antennas placed in certain areas of the city.The Denver City Council approved last week a new zoning ordinance that requires wireless operators to notify...

TAUZIN PROPOSES CALEA FUNDING THROUGH FEDERAL ANTENNA SITING

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) last week proposed to fund digital wiretap implementation and Internet access for schools with $1.7 billion paid by wireless carriers and broadcasters for siting antennas on federal land during the next five years.But the measure, which Tauzin...

THE WTB’S DAN PHYTHYON SAYS, “THESE ISSUES AREN’T SIMPLE.”

WASHINGTON-Dan Phythyon, acting chief of the Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, does not want to characterize himself or his staff as "the James Brown of the commission." He modestly holds that his domain is "a hardworking bureau like other hardworking bureaus" contained within...

ONE-OF-A-KIND COMPANY ENJOYS PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DAWN

Metrica says it holds the sole championship title in its corner of the global telecom industry, network performance management. The United States is especially promising right now for its business, as personal communications services licensees start up their networks.The company is just one of...

PRODUCTS

E.F. Johnson Co. introduced its 9840 model UHF multimode mobile radio. Part of the company's 9800 Series radio platform, the 9840 operates in conventional, LTR trunking or talkaround modes. The UHF multimode mobile radio delivers up to 40 watts of RF power and includes...

BOCA RATON TOWERS UNDER CITY SCRUTINY

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Cellular towers constructed on the property of schools in Boca Raton, Fla. are receiving increased scrutiny by city officials.The Palm Beach County School district apparently thought it could bypass county and municipal zoning regulations when it leased land for the 150-foot cellular...

BLUE RIDGE BUYS CHEROKEE WIRELESS

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Blue Ridge Investors L.P. completed a management-led buyout of Cherokee Wireless Services Inc., which provides program and contract management services for tower and antenna needs.Based in Cornelia, Ga., Cherokee Wireless has six branch offices throughout the Southeast. The company's customers include BellSouth Mobility...

EARNINGS DIGEST

Core performance helps Bell Atlantic with PrimeCo costsPHILADELPHIA-Bell Atlantic Corp.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Raymond Smith, said during the first quarter the company was able to absorb start-up costs for its new ventures such as PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. and international wireless activities....

REPUBLICANS TAKING SOME NTIA GRANT PROGRAMS INTO QUESTION

WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications and Information Administration came under fire last week by congressional Republicans who charged that some agency functions are redundant and attacked grant programs as a waste of taxpayer money that distort the free market."In an era where Americans are calling for...

CARRIERS USE COWS TO COPE WITH N.D. FLOOD

Cellular carriers in the city of Grand Forks, N.D., said their systems are faring well despite massive flooding that has forced most of the city's 50,000 residents to leave their homes for higher and dryer ground.Western Wireless Corp., operating a network under the Cellular...

GSA, INDUSTRY SET TO RELEASE TOWER SITING GUIDELINES NEXT MONTH

WASHINGTON-A status report released at the third of a three-part series of open meetings between wireless industry players and government agencies outlined six critical issues that will form the basis of a future General Services Administration set of guidelines aimed at assisting federal agencies...

RFM WILL MANAGE NATIONSBANK SITES

ARLINGTON, Va.-RFM Facilities Management, a subsidiary of TeleCom Towers Inc., has been hired to provide antenna site management services for NationsBank Services Inc.The agreement calls for RFM Facilities to provide services at more than 1,350 buildings and properties located in Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia,...

CALLING PARTY PAYS SERVICE ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE TO PAGING USERS

A new market research study released by Bellcore indicates interest in cellular and paging grows substantially when prospective subscribers learn about calling party pays services.Interest in calling party pays service is highest among those who are considering purchasing paging service, said Don Grise, Bellcore's...

WESTERN WIRELESS UNHAPPY IN ARIZONA OVER ZONING ORDINANCE

A Western Wireless Corp. subsidiary has filed a lawsuit in Arizona U.S. district court against the city of Tucson, claiming the city's new zoning ordinance discriminates against the company and favors existing wireless providers.Western PCS BTA 1 Corp., which received its E- and F-block...

CARRIERS EXPERIENCE DIA STATIC

Antenna placement at the new Denver International Airport is on hold until carriers can convince airport authorities that additional sites won't cause interference."We didn't spend $8 million building a radio system for this airport to have anyone come in and interfere with the operational...

CASTLE’S CLEAN-UP COSTING $1 MILLION

HOUSTON-Castle Tower Corp. said it is repairing towers and shelters it acquired from Pittencrieff Communications Inc. in 1995 as well as sites it acquired from Motorola Inc. in Puerto Rico. The clean-up program is expected to cost Castle $1 million.John Gwyn, senior vice president...

ISOQUANTIC SIGNS SOFTWARE DEAL

CHANDLER, Ariz.-IsoQuantic Technologies L.L.C. signed a product licensing agreement with an undisclosed telecommunications systems supplier to develop mobile switching center and base station controller software for mobile satellite communications.Under the agreement, IsoQuantic has licensed its Corbacell middleware to develop wireless systems supporting Global System...