August 1996

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 prepaid calling card, customers establish …

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 platform to support Canadian-based Microcell Telecommunications …

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission denied all arguments and affirmed its decision to charge Centel Cellular Co. of North Carolina with “endanger[ing] public safety for a period of five …

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 would leave his post as …

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 Communications Systems L.P. The RSA license …

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 communications services auctions scheduled to begin …

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 reported the Anti-Monopoly Office in …

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 cellular company a master lease covering …

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 Angeles/San Diego major trading area. Under …

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 unforeseen legal and operational problems for …

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 Federal Reserve Board said it wouldn’t …

From day one, the demand for Personal Handyphone System service in Japan has astounded the world of telecommunications. After only a year in the marketplace, PHS now claims more than …

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 in debt last week. Lehman Brothers …

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 from which source extra channels can …

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 in service and is expanding its …

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 station and related infrastructure equipment products. …

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 of its Callback intelligent messaging service …

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 its National Service Division, which …

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, “One-thousand dollars cash back when you …

Operates between 1895 MHz and 1918.1 MHz frequencies Uses Time Division Multiple Access-Time Division Duplex technology Channel bandwidth supports high-quality voice and data traffic 32 kbps adaptive differential pulse code …

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 services provider Omnipoint Communications Inc. Under …

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 high-technology stocks. In that capacity, “I’m …

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 preview feature to provide subscribers …

August is the month to go on vacation but not for people who took time off in July to get married. Like I did. Last week it was the boss’ …

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 would leave his post as …