Yearly Archives: 1996

UTILITY COMPANIES CAN ENTER TELECOM

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to expedite the entry of public utility holding companies into the telecommunications industry.The...

DUAL-MODE PHONES ENTER MARKET ALONGSIDE PCS

NEW YORK-With the advent of a personal communications services overlay onto the nation's traditional cellular landscape, 1996 also will mark the debut of the...

FLORIDA CELLULAR TAX `NEVER GOT ANYWHERE’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-A proposal made earlier this year by Florida Governor Lawton Chiles to tax the state's cellular customers for distance learning and 911 services...

TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENT BLOCKED BY U.S. STANCE

GENEVA-The United States blocked a telecom agreement among 53 nations of the World Trade Organization by refusing to open its international and satellite markets...

GEOTEK SERVICE STARTS IN FLORIDA MARKETS

MIAMI-Geotek Communications Inc. said its digital wireless communications network based on Frequency Hopping Multiple Access technology has begun to offer services to the Miami,...

INTERFERENCE IS PRESENT IN SOME DIGITAL PHONES

NORMAN, Okla.-The first phase of University of Oklahoma research has concluded that different digital phone technologies can interfere with hearing aids, but researchers have...

HUGHES, BELLSOUTH WORK ON MIGRATION

GERMANTOWN, Md.-Hughes Network Systems Inc. and BellSouth Cellular Corp. announced that BellSouth Mobility Inc. has successfully moved over commercial cellular traffic in Nashville, Tenn.,...

TRUE GOALS OF WTR QUESTIONED BY INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON-Wireless Technology Research, L.L.P., the entity created with funding from the wireless telecommunications industry three years ago after a highly publicized lawsuit claimed pocket...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Alcatel Network Systems and Sprint Corp. have completed a network upgrade with a five-node synchronous optical network in Fayetteville, N.C. The ring, with a...

WORLD BRIEFS

Millicom International Cellular S.A. signed a seven-year $200 million credit facility agreement arranged by ABN-AMRO Bank and ING Bank. Millicom said the facility will...

ADVANTAGE CELLULAR OPENS UP STORES THROUGHOUT COLORADO

DENVER-Advantage Cellular Inc., a cellular specialty store that offers AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s cellular service, announced the opening of two licensee locations in Colorado...

COMSAT’S NEW UNIT TO FOCUS ON MSS

Comsat International Communications is creating a business unit to focus solely on mobile satellite communications. Comsat Personal Communications initially will concentrate on Comsat's Planet...

BRITE VOICE SERVICE RECOGNIZES SPEECH

WICHITA, Kan. - Brite Voice Systems has introduced a cellular phone enhanced service designed to improve the safety of mobile phone use in automobiles.The...

CABLE & WIRELESS DISCUSSIONS WITH BRITISH TELECOM HALTED

LONDON-On and off and on and off again discussions between Cable & Wireless plc and British Telecommunications plc are reminiscent of a high school...

WINNERS CELEBRATE AS BIDDING CLOSES

WASHINGTON-"This is the most exciting day of my life," exclaimed Allen Salmasi, chairman and chief executive officer of NextWave Personal Communications Inc., which by...

STANDING BY CDMA: ANALYSIS, PART 1

Depending on who is doing the talking, Code Division Multiple Access technology either is venerated or vilified. While several major A-, B-and C-block personal...

CHADMOORE GROWTH FROM WORKING WITH OPERATORS

After reorganizing the business two years ago, Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. today boasts a market capitalization of $38 million and is moving toward becoming...

CTIA FOUNDATION IMPLEMENTS PUBLIC SERVICE WIRELESS PROJECTS

One mission of the CTIA Foundation for Wireless Communications is to undertake innovative wireless projects, like the one beginning today in Minnesota.The Cellular Telecommunications...

VIEWPOINT

Kevin Mitnick, a convicted computer hacker, recently plead guilty to charges of illegally using stolen mobile phone numbers. Federal prosecutors in North Carolina arranged...

DIGITAL COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION SLOWED BY CONCERNS ABOUT LIABILITY

WASHINGTON-Differences over liability continue to slow digital copyright legislation in Congress, keeping wireless and wireline carriers in limbo about whether they will be held...

D.C. NOTES

Since the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was signed last February, you can't pick up a publication without reading about a panel, white paper, TV...

DENMARK TO ISSUE 1.8 GHZ LICENSES

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Denmark's national telecom agency plans to issue invitations to bid for personal communications licenses at 1.8 GHz, reported the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen.The...

THREE-SIXTY REPORTS $7M IN NET INCOME

Three-sixty Communications Co., in its first earnings announcement as an independent company since its spinoff from Sprint Corp., reported a first quarter net income...

FCC TRIES TO SPEED RELOCATION

WASHINGTON-Incumbent microwave operators who have been less than forthcoming in their relocation negotiations with A- and B-block personal communications services licensees will be subject...

COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS MUST CONNECT FOR PDA REALITY

The fusion of wireless telecommunications and computer processing power into a device that fits your hand ought to be a slam-dunk proposition. It lets...
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