Yearly Archives: 1999

CTS IMPROVES EARNINGS

SEATTLE-Cellular Technical Services Co. Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter of $2.8 million, a decrease from the $3.4 million reported for the same...

MORE TALKS SET ON CHINA TRADE

WASHINGTON-U.S. and Chinese officials will resume talks mid-May in Beijing in hopes of reaching a landmark deal by June that would dramatically open up...

CLEARNET TO SELL DISCOUNT NOTES

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Clearnet Communications Inc. said it entered into an underwriting agreement to raise cash proceeds of $256 million from the sale of its 10.13-percent...

DOLPHIN RAISES $210M IN PRIVATE EQUITY

NEW YORK-Montreal-based Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced April 29 that Dolphin Telecom plc, its London-based subsidiary, raised $210 million in private equity to help...

HOUSE GOP LEADERS URGE SUPPORT OF ENCRYPTION BILL

WASHINGTON-The House Republican leadership sent a letter to their colleagues last week stating strong support for a House bill to relax export controls on...

MCI WORLDCOM REVENUES CLIMB

WASHINGTON-MCI WorldCom Inc. chief Bernard Ebbers, basking in glow of first-quarter earnings that surpassed forecasts, last week did not indicate whether the No. 2...

TELECOM ACT COULD CAUSE TROUBLE FOR TOWER COMPANIES

The transition of control of cell sites from wireless carriers to independent tower companies is accelerating, and build-to-suit companies increasingly are getting the call...

FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS WINS CONTRACT

NEW YORK-Frequency Electronics Inc., Mitchell Field, N.Y., received what it called its first multiyear agreement for its rubidium synchronization product line, a contract with...

GLENAYRE POSTS $9.9M LOSS

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter that included a net loss of $9.9 million, or 3 cents per share,...

GLOBALSTAR CHANGES LAUNCH DATES

NEW YORK-Globalstar L.P. announced it is adjusting its launch schedule, delaying a May launch until November so it may take advantage of a newly...

TELECOM, OIL COMPANIES PUSH FCC TO PULL PETROCOM PERMIT

WASHINGTON-A group of telecom and oil companies has stepped up calls for the Federal Communications Commission to reject the extension of developmental wireless local...

ORBCOMM SIGNS DEALS: QUALCOMM, SCHNEIDER

DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. and Qualcomm Inc. signed an agreement under which Qualcomm will market and deliver the satellite-based trailer tracking system developed by...

ORBCOMM GAINS SERVICE AFFILIATES; ADDS MESSAGING

RESTON, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. hosted its 1999 Global Solutions Conference last month, during which the low-earth-orbit satellite data and messaging services network operator and...

PEOPLE

HarrisHarris Corp. named its current Communications Sector President, E. Van Cullens, president and chief operating officer of the company, effective July 1. He will...

INNOVATION, OPPORTUNITY WILL DIRECT PAGING INDUSTRY

Faced with an uncertain future and many difficult questions, members of the Paging Leadership Association met last month in Florida to determine how the...

POWERTEL BEATS WALL STREET EXPECTATIONS

Powertel Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Allen Smith hinted the company's national roaming rates could fall substantially in the coming months.The carrier today...

PRODUCTS

Sirius CommunicationsSirius Communications NV introduced the DataSat Code Division Multiple Access development system. It offers an alternative to today's very small aperture terminal systems....

RCC REPORTS REVENUE GROWTH, NET LOSS

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $32.3 million, an increase of 117 percent from the $14.8...

MOTOROLA INVESTS IN SNAPTRACK

SnapTrack Inc. last week announced a strategic partnership with Motorola Inc. under which it will license its personal location system to Motorola's Semiconductor Products...

VANGUARD, AT&T CLOSE MERGER

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. announced its shareholders approved the merger of Vanguard into a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Corp.Each Vanguard share will...

NEXTLINK COMPLETES WNP BUY

BELLEVUE, Wash.-NextLink Communications Inc. announced its $695 million cash and stock acquisition of WNP Communications Inc. is complete.NextLink picked up 39 A-block local multipoint...

AIRCELL GAINS FUNDING

LOUISVILLE, Colo.-AirCell Inc., which has developed an air-to-ground communications system that makes use of cellular frequencies, said private equity investors led by Blumenstein/Thorne Information...

IS FCC’S MISSION CHANGING?

WASHINGTON-At a time when policy makers are wrestling with how best to reform the Federal Communications Commission in the Digital Age of Competition, the...

AT&T, BT TAKE STAKE IN JT

TOKYO-Japan Telecom, AT&T Corp. and British Telecom plc formally announced a strategic and operational partnership under which AT&T and BT will acquire a joint...

AT&T TO INCREASE FOOTPRINT AGGRESSIVELY VIA PCS

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced record revenue growth in the first quarter, adding 378,000 customers and surpassing 10 million total customers.AT&T Corp. said it...
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