October 1996

PCS Development Corp. has changed its name to Conxus Communications. The company believes the new name will better reflect its voice and messaging business. Conxus-pronounced connects us-plans to provide a …

WASHINGTON-A conservative watchdog group convinced a federal judge to force the Commerce Department to turn over documents of former Secretary Ron Brown in connection with allegations that trade missions-some with …

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.-J.D. Power and Associates announced it will jointly produce additional studies on the wireless telecommunications market with Safco Technologies Inc., a company that deploys measurement systems and analysis …

WASHINGTON-Bidders in the D-, E- and F-block personal communications services auctions appear to be in no hurry to end it. According to analyst Taylor Simmons, even if the Federal Communications …

NEW YORK-PriCellular Wireless Corp. plans to issue $140 million in senior unsecured debt, mostly to finance its acquisition of four clustered rural cellular properties in Kentucky from Horizon Cellular Group. …

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.-MobileMedia Corp. put off plans to report third quarter financial results until Nov. 1 because the new company president said he wanted to take another week to prepare …

NEW YORK-Transcrypt International Inc., a designer and manufacturer of information security products for wireless and wireline voice and data communications, plans to go public. The company, headquartered in Lincoln, Neb., …

There is one universal truth about Mark Crosby, longtime president of the Industrial Telecommunications Association-he speaks his mind, and he speaks it often. In a regulatory era that has been …

Powertel, a wholly owned subsidiary of InterCel Inc., launched its personal communications services network in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and plans to launch service by Oct. 30 in Memphis, Tenn. PCS service …

Motorola Inc.’s Asia Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group has signed a contract valued at more than $100 million to deploy a fixed wireless telephone network in the Philippines. Motorola said the …

LCC International Inc.’s recent initial public offering of 6 million shares coincided with the end of the quarter Sept. 30. The Class A Common Stock sold for $16 per share. …

WASHINGTON-AirTouch Communications Inc. entered the interconnection-order fray by filing an emergency motion to modify the appeals-court stay of the order. The carrier believes some non-pricing issues essential to wireless carriers …

Tomorrow has always been a bit tricky to forecast. Did John Walter know on his first day at R.R. Donnelley that one day he would be picked to run AT&T …

Ericsson Inc. introduced a lightweight, palm-sized cellular phone which delivers up to 90 minutes of talk time and 24 hours of standby time, the company said. The phone, named AF …

OCTOBER 28-29 Mergers & Acquisitions in Media and Communications, by Management Circle. The New York Helmsley, New York. (800) 338-3004. 28-29 New Paradigms in Telecommunications Research & Development: Rapidly Bringing …

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet and Columbia Spectrum Management said they are helping small personal communications services providers clear spectrum using Columbia Spectrum’s services. PCS license winners must relocate microwave systems that currently …

WASHINGTON-The consensus agreement formulated earlier this year by the American Mobile Telecommunications Association, SMR Won, Nextel Communications Inc. and the Personal Communications Industry Association has completed Round One of the …

WASHINGTON-Almost 60 percent of paging customers said they would be interested in subscribing to a guaranteed voice messaging service, according to a recent study by Economic and Management Consultants International …

NEW YORK-Pacific Bell Mobile Services has signed a three-year contract to purchase WinStar Communications Inc.’s Wireless Fiber service capabilities. Pacific Bell said it expects increasing demands for T-1 and DS-3 …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The GSM MoU Association is interested in creating a multiband WorldPhone that operates at 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz. “Global roaming is the cornerstone of GSM’s success,” …

When Pacific Bell Mobile Services launches commercial GSM-based personal communications services this Friday in San Diego, it will do so alongside a quiet competitor. AirTouch Communications Inc. said it will …

NEW YORK-Audiovox Corp. will seek shareholder approval next month to exchange outstanding debt for common stock in order to improve its financial strength and meet growth objectives. Headquartered in Hauppauge, …

NEW YORK-John R. Walter, chief executive officer of printing company R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., will assume the presidency of AT&T Corp. Nov. 1, AT&T’s Chairman and CEO Robert E. …

DALLAS-ProNet Inc. completed a merger with California-based CalPage, and acquired Georgia-based Georgialina Communication Co. and its affiliates. The acquisitions represent an addition of 72,000 subscribers for ProNet. The CalPage acquisition …

Toshiba Corp. will throw its bowler into Europe’s GSM ring. The company’s subsidiary, Toshiba Information Systems UK Ltd., announced it will introduce its first cellular handset to operate on Global …