Topp Telecom Inc.’s TracFone prepaid cellular phones now can be purchased in 7-Eleven stores in Phila-delphia and southern New Jersey.
Charles Fortner, president of Island Page, was recognized last week by Vice President Al Gore as the National SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year, said Motorola Inc. The Hawaiian paging carrier operates on a single frequency, but is creating the required infrastructure to deploy a FLEX system, with statewide coverage slated for next month.
BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. announced an offering of $500 million 30-year, 6.38-percent bonds due June 1, 2028. The debt securities were rated AAA by several ratings agencies. The company plans to use the proceeds to refinance the $500 million in 5.25-percent notes due today.
Samsung Telecommunications America announced it has shipped more than 1 million handsets to the U.S. market. STA, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., provides Code Division Multiple Access handsets to Sprint Corp. and Cellular Digital Packet Data phones to AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Wireless Data Division.
Leavitt Communications Inc. said it was made an authorized distributor of Motorola Inc.’s CreataLink paging control module, the 900 MHz synthesized paging unit that can wirelessly control security and convenience features in mobile and fixed applications.
CommUnique Corp. said it now is a non-exclusive U.S. distributor for L.M. Ericsson’s Freeset telephone technology. The Freeset allows wireless users to place or receive calls on hotels and campus property.
EPS Wireless Inc. said it purchased the new Tescom TC-1101A integrated pager test set and TEM cells from CPR Technology and installed them in every test and repair station in its facility. The new equipment combines all functions required to test, align, re-crystal and repair all major brands of pagers.
Teligent Inc. opened the $10 million, 50,000-square foot Teligent Operations Center in Herndon, Va. The customer service center eventually will house a staff of more than 300, the company said.
