Yearly Archives: 1996

PAGER ONE INTRODUCES FLEX IN FLORIDA MARKET

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc.'s Paging Products Group announced West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Pager One Inc. has introduced a FLEX high-speed paging system that it...

CLINTON SIGNS LEGISLATION FOR REGULATORY REFORM

WASHINGTON-President Clinton late last week signed legislation to give small businesses more leverage to challenge regulations of the Federal Communications Commission and other government...

PAC BELL’S SAN JOSE PCS SITES AP PROVED

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Despite a residual ripple of hearing aid interference-based opposition, the San Jose, Calif., planning commission unanimously approved four antenna sites for Pacific...

PCS PRIMECO’S PARTNERS SELECT TALKALONG AS NATIONWIDE BRAND

NEW YORK-Look who's talking! After deflecting outside speculation for months, PCS PrimeCo L.P. partners have hinted recently that their TalkAlong phone-in-a-box product is to...

VANGUARD SET TO SELL ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

NEW YORK-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. is planning to sell a $200 million issue of senior unsecured debentures that mature in 2006.Vanguard, based in Greensboro,...

VIEWPOINT

It has been a year since I left a high-tech computer magazine to join RCR Publications. After five years as a techie writer and...

CABLE & WIRELESS RESUMES TALKS WITH BRITISH TELECOM

LONDON-The board of directors of Cable & Wireless plc said talks are on again with British Telecommunications. The "exploratory discussions ... may or may...

AT&T FRAUD TEAM BUSTS DALLAS CLONING OPERATION

DALLAS-As thousands of wireless industry comrades flocked to Dallas last week for the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's Wireless '96 trade show, so did their...

CONGRESS TO TARGET FCC AS NEXT REFORM PROJECT

WASHINGTON-With telecommunications reform behind it, Congress now wants to overhaul the Federal Communications Commission."The key issue is whether a regulatory agency-the Federal Communications Commission-devised...

RULES MUST BE CHANGED IF SMALL PCS OPERATORS ARE TO FLOURISH

homas Gutierrez, David LaFuria Could it be that the C-block auction is too successful? After overcoming numerous pre-auction challenges, both from the industry and...

WIRELESS RESELLER AWAITS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Starting a wireless communications company was probably the most ambitious undertaking I have ever initiated in my life. Many people question whether or not...

HIGHWAYMASTER REPLACES AT&T SERVICES WITH GTE

After discontinuing a five-year relationship with AT&T Corp., HighwayMaster Corp. has formed a new alliance with GTE Corp. and continues to work with IEX...

ICG SATELLITE SERVICES TO EXPAND BUSINESS

DENVER-ICG Satellite Services said it plans to acquire about 90 percent of Maritime Cellular Tele-Network Inc., a West Palm Beach, Fla.-based provider of cellular...

INMARSAT CONSIDERS CHANGES TO ALLOW IT TO BE BETTER COMPETITOR

The assembly of the International Mobile Satellite Organization announced that structural changes must be made if the organization is to remain commercially successful in...

WORLD BRIEFS

AirTouch Communications Inc. announced its cellular ventures in Germany and Italy have continued to experience strong customer growth. AirTouch said its German cellular venture,...

2 MOTOROLA PRODUCTS ALLOW INTERNET ACCESS

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced its cast of wireless applications that enable cellular phone users to access information directly from the...

WIRELESS JOB GROWTH RATE ON STRAIGHT UPHILL CLIMB

NEW YORK-Last year, companies involved in various aspects of wireless communications generated 16,000 new jobs in the United States at all levels, and that...

AUCTIONS AND RELOCATION PRICEY SAY PRIVATE-RADIO

WASHINGTON-No matter how many times Federal Communications Commission economist Greg Rosston declared that spectrum auctions were not about money, it was clear to member...

WIRELESS, CABLE MERGERS ACCOUNTED FOR MOST ACQUISITIONS IN ’95

NEW YORK-The total number and dollar volume of mergers and acquisitions in the global telecommunications market reached an all-time high in 1995, according to...

TURKEY PICKS METRICA FOR ANALYSIS PROJECT

WINCHESTER, Mass.-Metrica Inc. said it has signed an agreement with Turkcell to supply network performance technology for its Global System for Mobile communications network...

DETEMOBIL GROUP CLAIMS STAKE IN CZECH CELLULAR

A German-Italian consortium won the outstanding 49 percent stake in the Czech Republic's second cellular operator, beating out strong contender California-based AirTouch Communications Inc.Deutsche...

NORTEL PCS STATION RAISES CELL COVERAGE

CHAPEL HILL, S.C.-Northern Telecom Ltd. announced field trials of its personal communications services 1900 Smart Base Transceiver Station showed Smart BTS provides more than...

D.C. NOTES

I've got a scoop! I think I now know how President Clinton plans to balance the budget. By selling the budget-all five volumes of...

PAC BELL MOBILE GETS APPROVAL FOR PCS ANTENNAS IN SAN DIEGO

Pacific Bell Mobile Services survived what it called "a political hit" when the San Diego City Council approved 12 PCS antenna permits previously suspended...

WINDY CITY BOASTS NATION'S CHEAPEST CELLULAR

In Chicago, where cellular penetration is highest and rates are lowest among the nation's 10 most populous markets, Ameritech Cellular Services and SBC Communications...
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