September 1996

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 …

WAKEFIELD, Mass.-Boston Technology Inc. announced it will provide its Access NP Network Services Platform to Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems. Southwestern Bell plans to use Boston Technology’s systems and software to provide voice messaging service and short messaging service to its …

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 …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Itron Inc., a provider of information and communications solutions for utilities, reached an agreement with Precision Meters to jointly develop automatic meter reading modules compatible with Precision’s domestic, turbine and compound meters. Itron said the agreement will be a …