WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, facing intensified criticism from industry and Congress, has set up a task force to help it decide the fate of thousands of specialized mobile radio applications that await processing. The task force, set up two weeks …
The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association has filed comments with federal regulators opposing Ameritech’s new telephone numbering plan for Illinois. CTIA said the new area code plan is anticompetitive and discriminatory against wireless carriers and customers. Under the new area code …
While it is significant that William Kennard, general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission, is one of only a handful of African Americans to make it into government’s upper echelon, perhaps just as significant is the fact that he works …
WASHINGTON-With huge sums of money expected to be bid on broadband personal communications services licenses later this year, the Federal Communications Commission has adopted a get-tough policy on auction fraud. “It’s really quite simple, we’re going to enforce the rules,” …
Positioning itself for the impending rush on broadband personal communications services licenses, The PCS Group, a Minneapolis-based consulting firm, has formed to offer one-stop assistance to entrepreneurs in this emerging wireless industry segment. The PCS Group President Brian Friedman said, …
Gearing up for upcoming personal communications services auctions, Qualcomm Inc. has introduced several products based on its Code Division Multiple Access digital technology, including the company’s first portable phone for the PCS market. Qualcomm’s eight ounce QCP-1900 transmits radio frequency …
Other Iridium investors include: Iridium Canada Inc. China Great Wall Industry Corp. Iridium Africa Corp. Iridium Andes-Caribe of Venezuela Iridium India Private Ltd.-a consortium of Indian financial institutions, investing $32 million, one seat on the Iridium board, rights to gateway …
Demand for one-number services may become even greater now that the non-geographic 500 area code is available, according to Accessline Technologies Inc., a company in the one-number ball game. “The whole idea of having a personal phone number has become …
Accurate cellular subscriber churn rates continue to be elusive for most people to obtain except those really “in the know” at cellular service companies, which makes it difficult for analysts and consultants to confirm carrier reports that their churn rates …
NORTHBROOK, Ill.-It’s no secret that people don’t like paying bills, so the mobile communications industry is taking part in a nationwide trend that aims to help retain customers by using electronic funds transfer. Some cellular and paging operators are testing …
The price GTE Corp. is offering for publicly held Contel Cellular Inc. shares was set arbitrarily, does not take into account that the company’s profits are expected to increase and places an artificial lid on the market price for the …
Alcatel has received approval from Satelindo PT. Satellite Palapa Indonesia to implement the second phase of its Global System for Mobile communications digital cellular infrastructure deployment plan, which will cover 18 major cities in Indonesia and offer a capacity of …
DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. said it will procure products from Motorola Inc.’s Paging Products Group to test its VoiceNow technology next year in three cities-Dallas-Fort Worth, San Francisco and New York City. Under the contract, valued at more than $250 million, …
Following is a laundry list of current and future cellular technologies: Circuit-switched network The most widespread option for transmitting cellular data is over the circuit-switched network, which is the existing analog cellular network, technically known as the AMPS (Advanced Mobile …
Editor’s Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest international cellular markets by country based on information supplied by the Office of Telecommunications at the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Cellular Telecommunications …
A rose by any other name still smells as sweet. Finnish-based Nokia Corp. hopes the same holds true for cellular telephones. The company’s Nokia Mobile Phones Inc. announced late last month it will focus its marketing efforts in the United …
Six regional Bell telephone companies have signed a joint marketing agreement to offer their individual network services and products to new personal communications services providers. Ameritech, Bell Atlantic Corp., BellSouth Telecommunications, Nynex Corp., Pacific Bell and U S West Communications …
As a product, cellular voice has been a spectacular exception to the current slow growth rate for most industries. In fact, some experts claim that cellular’s coming of age is unparalleled in consumer electronics. “I think it’s terribly significant that …
STOCKHOLM-An international consortium involving Ram Mobile Data Network GmbH, a German subsidiary of BellSouth Corp., said it has chosen Mobitex technology for its mobile data network in Germany. Gessellschaft fur Datenfunk GmbH, a German consortium, was awarded a license in …
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WASHINGTON-Jay Kitchen will head the new wireless trade group created by the anticipated merger of the National Association of Business and Educational Radio and the Personal Communications Industry Association. The boards of both associations are expected to approve the proposed …
GTE Corp. has opted to spend $224 million to purchase the remaining shares of Contel Cellular Inc. it doesn’t already own. As part of the deal, GTE will spend $22.50 for each of the 9.95 million Class A Contel shares …
WASHINGTON-Congress will attempt to pass telecommunications reform and digital wiretap legislation this fall, and lawmakers also plan to put the Federal Communications Commission’s auction program under the microscope before adjourning the 103rd session next month. With any luck, telecommunications reform …
Saying it wants to make wireless information systems affordable to everyone, Seiko Corp. announced it has formed a new business unit and dumped $57 million into a project to implement the plan. Japanese watchmaker Seiko, based in Tokyo, said it …
Two-way communications on devices the size of a pager will likely be the first service offered on recently purchased nationwide narrowband PCS frequencies. “We’re just starting down the path of what will be a whole array of new devices. Three …
