1999

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will decide next month whether mid-sized incumbent local exchange carriers must continue to have a separate subsidiary to offer wireless services. An association representing mid-sized companies …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. announced an agreement with car manufacturer Jaguar to develop a telematics system called Jaguar Assist as an option on all 2000 model-year Jaguar S-Type sedans in North America. …

In recent weeks, U.S. and European telecommunications companies have been pooling their resources to provide wireless phones, airtime and money to the refugees, relief workers and media involved in the …

Dear Editor: In a March 29 letter in RCR from Daniel F. Akerson, chairman and CEO, Nextel Communications Inc., Mr. Akerson states “what we are asking the Justice Department to …

Dear Editor: I am reading with great interest the “war of words” being conducted in your editorial section concerning Nextel’s attempt to vacate a 1995 antitrust consent decree. As an …

Dear Editor: I read the Opinion section by Jeffrey Silva in the April 12th issue of RCR News. It finally exposes a railroad company spinoff known as Catellus that is …

FRANKFURT-LHS Group Inc. announced it signed an agreement under which it will acquire Priority Call Management Inc. for 5.2 million fully diluted shares of LHS, valued at approximately $162 million. …

After coming off one of its worst years in history, the semiconductor industry continues to show signs of recovery. The industry finished last year with total sales of $125.6 billion, …

NEW YORK-The New York Wireless Carriers Coalition is hoping for passage this spring of a bill that some group members believe would be the first in the country to set …

APEX, N.C.-SmartLink Development Network Inc. said it signed a deal with ComSpace under which SmartLink will be allowed to incorporate ComSpace’s digital channel multicarrier architecture technology into its SMRLink multiprotocol …

WASHINGTON-Congress last week continued taking steps to strengthen a weak and noncompetitive U.S. commercial space launch industry that has forced mobile satellite firms to contract overseas, a trend contributing to …

SINGAPORE-As part of the continuing trend in the paging industry of marketing to the youth segment, SingTel Paging is offering an MTV pager from Motorola Inc. that is available in …

As a resident of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 1986, I have had the privilege of seeing some pretty cool events, with the requisite rich and famous. Not to …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-3Com Corp. announced it created a new business unit designed to achieve faster growth, improved customer focus and higher profitability. The Personal Connectivity Business Unit’s primary goal is …

The recent battles at the Federal Communications Commission between AirCell Inc. and the cellular carriers that oppose its air-to-ground communications system may be starting to affect AirCell’s business. In a …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s assigned a preliminary single A- rating to Alltel Corp.’s $500 million senior unsecured debt shelf registration, with proceeds anticipated to be used primarily for repayment of …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp. signed a contract to supply Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure equipment to OnQue Communications Inc. The equipment is expected to be deployed in the Fort …

BAL HARBOUR, Fla.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. says it is on track to fix network capacity problems associated with high demand for the digital one-rate service by June. “We have a …

WASHINGTON-China reportedly is backpedaling on market-opening telecom trade commitments that the Clinton administration believed were agreed to during Premier Zhu Rongji’s visit here recently. Robert Cassidy, assistant U.S. trade representative, …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile said it will sell Inet’s Spider Cellular Digital Packet Data modem for use with Bell Atlantic Mobile’s AirBridge wireless data service. Mobile users can slide the …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has qualified 90 bidders to compete in the re-auction of 161 local multipoint distribution services licenses on April 27. Seven LMDS licenses were removed from the …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s recent adoption of truth-in-billing practices was endorsed by the Clinton administration before the vote was taken and it appears many of the administration’s suggestions were incorporated …

DENVER-Columbine High School students last week used wireless technology as a lifeline to the world from within the confines of their Littleton, Colo., school while two gunmen terrorized students and …

BAL HARBOUR, Fla.-Let the lobbying wars begin. The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium is stepping up efforts to promote Time Division Multiple Access technology around the world following the CDMA Development …

CHICAGO-SBC Communications Inc. introduced its Cellular One Digital Edge Right Rate minute packs that eliminate long-distance charges for calls placed from Cellular One’s home coverage area in Chicago, north central …