1999

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 Access phones. Hitachi’s C201H phone, the …

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 for Information Integration and Imaging …

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 group of investors led by Qwest …

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 income in the world and average …

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 in telecommunications by providing opportunities for …

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 installed more than 430 OmniTracs units, …

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 provides international wireless roaming date-clearing. …

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 Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, the …

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 system for C-block personal communications services …

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 by DDI Corp. and IDO Corp. …

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 1997, at which time he …

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 cellular cards. The vending machines dispense …

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 Division Multiple Access networks operated by …

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 full nationwide deployment of PhonePrint 5.0, …

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

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 exempt from state regulation. There is …

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 long-distance telephone, high-speed data and Internet …

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 was named lead director, said …

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 of PLD Telekom. PLD Telekom would …

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 communications services license holders in …

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 Bell Mobility Digital personal communications services …

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 help finance its network buildout. In …

In recent months, several alliances and partnerships have been formed among paging carriers that traditionally have been fierce competitors. But both analysts and carriers say this new teamwork in no …

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, already on the defensive because …

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 country. WyndTell allows deaf and hard …