Yearly Archives: 1999

HITACHI ORDERS PHONE.COM’S UP.MICROBROWSER FOR CDMA

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. announced Hitachi Ltd. of Japan has selected its UP.Browser microbrowser to offer Internet and data features on Code Division Multiple...

I-CUBED APPLIES RADAR SATELLITE TO CELL-SITE MAPPING

A Fort Collins, Colo.-based company is collecting information from the wireless industry to determine the usefulness of radar satellites in mapping applications.I-cubed, which stands...

QWEST TAKES STAKE IN ART

NEW YORK-Advanced Radio Telecom Corp., a Bellevue, Wash., a provider of fixed-wireless broadband data networks, will receive a $251 million equity infusion from a...

ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK SEES CARIBBEAN OPPORTUNITIES

NEW YORK-By July, Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. plans to launch service under the Cellular One brand in Bermuda, a tax-haven country with the third-highest per-capita...

LESSONS LEARNED FROM C-BLOCK AUCTIONS

When Congress passed Section 309(j) of the Communications Act and the government developed rules to implement this law, the goal was to increase diversity...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Qualcomm Inc. announced Nashville-based Star Transportation Inc. replaced its multimode, satellite and land-based communication system with Qualcomm's OmniTracs satellite-based information-management system. Star already has...

FIVE TELECOM CARRIERS CONVERT TO BELLSOUTH SETTLEMENT SERVICE

TAMPA, Fla.-BellSouth International Wireless Services announced five North American carriers, including BellSouth Mobility, converted to the BSI-WS International Settlement and Exchange Service.The BellSouth service...

INDUSTRY REQUESTS ADDITIONAL STAY IN CALEA LAWSUIT

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry has asked a federal court to grant an additional 60-day stay of a lawsuit regarding implementation of the digital wiretap act.The...

FCC DENIES C-BLOCK INTEREST-RATE APPEAL

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, in agreeing with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, denied Omnipoint Corp.'s petition for a lower interest rate for the installment payment...

CDG REPORTS CDMA UPSWING IN JAPAN

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced cdmaOne technology has gained significant momentum in Japan as a result of the recent cdmaOne nationwide service launch...

FATTOUCHE NAMED CELL-LOC CEO

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. appointed company co-founder and President Michael Fattouche as its chief executive officer.Fattouche first served as president from November 1996 until June...

CHAT PAK VENDING TO SELL US UNWIRED PREPAID CARDS

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired said Chat Pak vending machines at select Lake Charles, Westlake and Sulphur, La., Conoco/Sporty's locations now are dispensing its prepaid...

CHINA UNICOM PICKS UP 4 CDMA NETWORKS

China Unicom, which received the go-ahead from the Chinese government earlier this year to deploy cdmaOne technology, will gain control of four experimental Code...

CORSAIR EXPANDS COLOMBIA CONTRACT

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc.'s contract with Comunicacion Celular S.A., a cellular operator in the eastern region of Colombia, has been upgraded to provide...

PAGING RESELLERS WIN JUDGMENT AGAINST PAGENET

Paging resellers Your Phone Company Inc. of Portland, Ore., and Page Club USA of Seattle last week won a lawsuit against the Oregon branch...

STATES QUESTION VALUE OF CPP

WASHINGTON-State regulators are concerned the Federal Communications Commission this week will adopt an item suggesting calling party pays is a commercial mobile radio service...

WINSTAR TO EQUIP CRESCENT REIT

NEW YORK-WinStar Communications Inc. and Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. entered into an agreement under which WinStar will provide communications capabilities, including local and...

MILLER NAMED CROWN CASTLE CHAIRMAN

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International's board of directors named Ted Miller chairman. Miller also is the company's chief executive officer. He succeeds Carl Ferenbach as chairman.Ferenbach...

METROMEDIA MERGES WITH PLD TELEKOM

NEW YORK-Metromedia International Group Inc. and PLD Telekom Inc. announced they have entered into a merger agreement under which Metromedia will acquire the stock...

MICROCELL SELLS NOTES

Microcell Telecommunications Inc., Montreal, sold a $150 million issue of 10-year senior discount notes to help fund its capital requirements.One of two nationwide personal...

BELL MOBILITY SELECTS NEOPOINT PHONE

TORONTO-Bell Mobility announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with NeoPoint Inc., formerly Innovative Global Solution, to introduce the new NeoPoint smart phone to...

NEXTLINK OFFERING TO FINANCE BUILDOUT

NEW YORK-Nextlink Communications Inc., a Bellevue, Wash., provider of competitive wireline local and long-distance services, plans a $750 million offering of 10-year notes to...

PAGING CARRIERS STRIKE ALLIANCES TO FIGHT COMPETITION

In recent months, several alliances and partnerships have been formed among paging carriers that traditionally have been fierce competitors. But both analysts and carriers...

CHINA TRADE RELATIONS ON ROLLER-COASTER RIDE

WASHINGTON-U.S.-Sino trade relations, which only a month-and-a-half ago hit an all-time high with dramatic telecom market-opening concessions by China, have fallen into disarray.President Clinton,...

ROGERS TO OFFER WYNDTELL SERVICE

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications announced it formed an exclusive strategic alliance with Canada's Rogers Cantel Inc. to launch the WyndTell service in the...
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