1999

PHILADELPHIA-Bell Atlantic Mobile introduced Share-A-Minute, a new digital service plan that allows wireless phone users to activate up to three separate lines and share a large bank of minutes every …

WASHINGTON-A federal court granted a stay request from the telecommunications industry for a 60-day hold of a lawsuit against the federal government over the implementation of the digital wiretap act. …

L.M. Ericsson said it supports the third-generation TDMA proposal and a group of 3G CDMA technologies that accommodates three different modes and various chip rates. The statement comes just weeks …

AT&T Corp. plans to purchase Honolulu Cellular Telephone Co. from BellSouth Corp., another move in AT&T’s plan to expand its nationwide coverage. The two companies signed an agreement Friday. Terms …

Building on the convergence of voice and data networks, Wakefield, Mass.-based IPeria Inc. has developed an enhanced services platform designed to blend voice, fax, e-mail and video applications. The IPeria …

Motorola Inc.’s Worldwide Information Network Services group confirmed the Defense Information Systems Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense awarded it a three-year contract valued at up to $219 million …

Striking nerves Dear Editor: I have been in the two-way radio communications business for over 35 years. Regardless of my field, one thing I have noticed over the past 35+ …

More than two years after it first filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, MobileMedia Communications Inc. now has two reorganization plans before it to settle its debts-merge with Arch Communications …

Tell that to CTIA, which claims the FCC overcharged its members for regulatory fees to the tune of $8 million. Tell that to comm site owners on Bureau of Land …

NEW YORK-Despite the current slowdown in Asian, Latin American and Russian markets, the United States has taken a commanding lead in industries most important to the global economy during the …

NEW YORK-A panel of three federal judges heard arguments April 5 in an appeal of Federal Communications Commission siting and safety requirements for the placement of microwave cell sites for …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission was given some advice on FCC reform last week as Michael Kennedy of Motorola Inc. suggested the FCC create a spectrum management board comprised of bureau …

I remember one, maybe two years ago when a merger story would pop up on the radar screen for the week and it is was news. Not necessarily because the …

Japan Conductus Inc. announced it shipped a 16-pole ClearSite wireless subsystem to a major Japanese cellular operator for performance testing. The system will be used for testing within Japanese frequency …

CALGARY, Canada-Denso Corp. has licensed Isotel Corp.’s software for use in Denso’s Code Division Multiple Access handset products, which will be marketed in Japan, said the companies. After testing Isotel’s …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-On March 31, Omnipoint Corp. received $100 million from Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc. and $25 million from Nortel Networks after signing an agreement with the two …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Toshiba Corp. purchased newly issued shares of Audiovox Communications Corp. common stock for $5 million, giving Toshiba 5 percent of the shares outstanding, said ACC’s parent company, Audiovox Corp. …

In a surprising move, TSR Wireless L.L.C. announced April 1 it submitted a competing bid to acquire MobileMedia Communications Inc., challenging Arch Communications Group Inc.’s effort to do the same. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it expects paging carriers to periodically review information in the Universal Licensing System to ensure it is correct. However, paging carriers are not required to …

Unwired Planet Inc. last week filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock in June, and also announced the first …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. reported revenues for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 of $102.3 million compared with revenues of $98.7 million for the same time the previous year. …

My mom is flying into Denver today to see her 3-year-old granddaughter, (and the rest of us, too, I suppose.) Luckily, there is a direct flight from the small North …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced an exclusive agreement under which C-SPAN will provide public affairs information to PageNet subscribers, including breaking coverage of House of Representatives and U.S. Senate votes. PageNet …

NEW YORK-The European Telecommunications Standard Institute’s approval and publication of a new Europe-wide narrowband specification has given the licensing of Intek Global Corp.’s proprietary linear modulation technology a major boost, …

GERMANTOWN, Md.-Hughes Network Systems announced Hughes Ispat Ltd. of India completed an in-service cutover of its wireless local loop network from an NEC NEAX61E switch to an NEC NEAX61 Sigma …