September 1996

It’s not been a good week or so for the Morris’, Dick and Phillip, that is. Their futures are nebulous, perhaps up in smoke. Probably not the end-game either had in mind. What’s that White House strategy, again? Triangulation? Inoculation? …

Licensees of narrowband personal communications services report their development, testing and introduction plans for two-way messaging services are right on schedule. But Ian Gillott, manager of wireless research for IDC/Link Resources, suggests carriers have shifted to more conservative time schedules. …

LEWISTON, N.Y.-New York Power Authority trustees have approved an agreement with Sprint Spectrum L.P. to allow the personal communications services operator to install antennas on NYPA transmission towers. NYPA said the 10-year agreement authorizes Sprint to install the first antenna …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Treasury will be receiving another auction-related windfall payment sometime in the near future when the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T Corp. and the General Accounting Office decide how much money was made from the 900 number that personal communications …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Go Wireless International and Harris Corp. announced a commercial relationship in which Harris will provide telephone switching equipment for Go Wireless’ prepaid cellular phone service. Harris has made an equity investment in Go Wireless and will provide additional resources …

NEW DELHI, India-Crompton Greaves Ltd. and Pertech Computers Ltd. of India, and the Korean consortium of Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd., Dacom Corp. and Hyundai Corp., have formed a joint venture company that will provide Globalstar satellite-based telephony service in …

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Corp. announced it has begun combining all of its services on one bill in the Tampa Bay area. Local, long distance, paging, Internet access and cellular services as well as inflight airline calls made using GTE’s service now …

GTE Mobilnet Inc. is signing up customers in a new way, by mail order. Hello Direct Inc., which produces a catalog full of a various telecommunications and business products, will begin featuring GTE’s cellular service in its Fall ’96 catalog, …

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-International Billing Services, a subsidiary of USCS International, has reached technology agreement with AT&T Corp. under which IBS will provide software technology that will aid AT&T in controlling the production of billing statements sent to its consumer …

Independent cellular operators say they are poised for strong growth in coming years, despite the rising aspirations of mammoth telecommunications operators bent on controlling large market share. “Most people just assume [small companies] don’t have the size to compete moving …

REDMOND, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. announced it will make its directory services available via Unwired Planet Inc.’s wireless Internet access software platform. InfoSpace said it developed a patent-pending technology to fully integrate white pages, yellow pages, maps and e-mail directories into one …

Louisiana licenses tossed out – 5 APT enters Rural Cellular venture – 14 U.S., Asia to end tariffs by 2000 – 19

MidAmerican Energy Co. announced a $10 million investment in Racom Corp., an enhanced specialized mobile radio network operator. Racom has developed and owns a digital ESMR network that spans the upper Midwest. The company also provides hardware and equipment that …

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Inc. has partnered with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department to provide automated field reporting to officers. By using AT&T’s packet data network, officers will be equipped with a handheld device that will enable them to access …

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Inc. has partnered with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department to provide automated field reporting to officers. By using AT&T’s packet data network, officers will be equipped with a handheld device that will enable them to access …

WASHINGTON-The first week of the D-, E- and F-block broadband personal communications services auctions moved along without much fanfare, either at the beginning of Round 1 or with the end of Round 4. Spectrum auctions have turned out to be …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Cellular Corp. and Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. have launched a nickel-cadmium battery collection and recycling effort called Charge Up To Recycle. BSCC said all its retail stores will have collection boxes for cellular phone batteries as well as batteries …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced its proportionate share of international cellular telephone customers served by its wireless systems in 11 countries outside the United States has surpassed 1 million subscribers. Wireless systems outside the United States that BellSouth owns either wholly or …

SAN DIEGO-Berryman & Henigar and Com 2000+ L.L.P. have established a partnership providing wireless communications industry clients with a range of turnkey engineering and construction services in addition to other services provided on an outsourcing basis. Core services from Berryman …

WASHINGTON-Sixty-two banks participated in the syndication of a $750 million interim credit facility for Iridium L.L.C. To date, committed funds raised by Iridium total $2.65 billion, said the company. Chase Securities Inc. and the investment unit of Barclays Bank plc …

SAN FRANCISCO-Cellular One in San Francisco, a partnership of AirTouch Communications Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., announced it is adding its own cellular long-distance service. Cellular One said customers now can receive all of their cellular charges, local air …

FORT WAYNE, Ind.-Centennial Cellular announced plans to establish a Midwest operations headquarters in Fort Wayne, Ind., that would employ 150 workers. Centennial said it will consolidate its three Fort Wayne Cellular One offices into a $1 million, 15,000 square-foot facility …

NEW YORK-A recent concerted industrywide effort among cellular carriers has reduced churn to an estimated 2 percent to 2.5 percent per month on average. But the battle is far from over, as personal communications services and number portability could cause …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. received an order for its Trilogue INfinity system from BellSouth Mobility DCS. Comverse said the system will allow BellSouth to provide a variety of enhanced telecommunications services, such as call answering and short message service notification, …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton-Gore ticket is picking up endorsements from the high-tech community, despite policy differences earlier this year that threatened that support. A total of 75 high-tech firms from the Silicon Valley and elsewhere in California, including Qualcomm Corp. and General …