September 1994

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 assistance and more. InfoAssist offers a …

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 program under the microscope before adjourning …

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 intelligent vehicle products. CellPort Labs Inc. …

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 of personal communications services networks. PCIA’s …

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 percent and 25 percent on daytime …

The revolution in wireless communications, already well underway, will dramatically reshape the way we work, play, shop and travel. Which technologies survive and flourish depends not only upon their consumer …

SEPTEMBER 22-24 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 Universal Personal Communications, by …

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 nation’s 74,000 law enforcement agencies …

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 doesn’t need to purchase expensive spectrum …

Currently, massive investments are being planned for the next boom in wireless communications. Spurred by the prospect of personal communications services, the race is on to secure a position of …

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 deal, GTE will spend $22.50 …

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 appealing to a broader consumer market. …

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 de Radiocomunicationes Moviles of Argentina. Installation …

Death, taxes, and for potential PCS licensees, microwave relocation are issues no one wants to face. Yet, like the first two, the consequences of ignoring the issue could be devastating. …

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 sister company, Telia Mobitel AB. Coherent …

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 upcoming PCS auctions? The FCC, a …

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 the Personal Communications Industry Association. The …

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 initial public offering in July …

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 Telecommunications. The subsidiary, Satellite Transmission Systems …

Clarification A story on page 6 of the Aug. 1 issue of RCR should have stated that Sprint Cellular Co. will be a distributor for American Mobile Satellite Corp.

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 customers added daily. In its semi-annual …

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 by more than 43 percent compared …