NEW YORK-During a special conference call March 30, a majority of federal Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce members approved a final report to deliver to Congress April 12. The commission’s …
SAN FRANCISCO-A citizens group plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a recent federal appeals court decision upholding the Federal Communications Commission’s mobile-phone radiation safety standard. The Ad …
SCHAUMBERG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced it made a strategic equity investment in Centerpost Corp., which is developing technology expected to enhance the way electronic messages are delivered, organized and routed.
A bill to prohibit the interception and dissemination of conversations over wireless technology has been introduced in the United States Senate. “In the Information Era, keeping our personal information private …
WASHINGTON-There is not any official definition of broadband in law today and policy makers may be trying to apply an old law to the high-speed world, senators said at a …
GREENVILLE, S.C.-Bell Atlantic Mobile reported that its digital wireless service is now available in eight counties in western North Carolina. According to Bell Atlantic, the counties include; Haywood, Transylvania, Jackson, …
NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. registered for sale with the Securities and Exchange Commission $13.248 billion of AT&T Wireless Group tracking stock, which would by far be the largest initial public offering …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Advanced Radio Telecom Corp., a broadband wireless Internet Protocol service provider, entered a definitive agreement with Bachow Communications Inc. to acquire 39 GHz licenses in 14 markets covering a …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications and International Bureaus have approved the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and Vodafone AirTouch plc’s wireless assets, as well as VoiceStream’s purchase of Aerial …
RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. is offering an “instant rebate” promotion on its Skycell services to the 55,000 former customers of Iridium L.L.C. The promotion, which expires on June 13, …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AirFlash Inc. officially unveiled the AirFlash powered by Inktomi service, which uses Inktomi Corp.’s e-commerce engine, following a strategic alliance and equity investment by the company. It is …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected this week to issue a public notice that will include in the July 26 scheduled re-auction of personal communications services C- and F-block licenses …
Aether Systems Inc. launched a $15 million national television and print advertising and branding campaign last week in support of its growing wireless data systems and services business. The “Wireless …
LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc said its offer for Mannesmann AG closed March 27, after valid acceptances representing 98.62 percent of the issued share capital and nearly 500 million shares of Mannesmann …
LINCOLN, Neb.-Transcrypt International Inc. received final approval in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska on the settlement of pending shareholder class action lawsuits against the company and …
RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it has partnered with Internet service providers EverGo and StarQuest, which will distribute its eLink wireless e-mail service. Under the agreements, the ISPs will …
Paging Network Inc. told the Securities and Exchange Commission it must delay filing its 10-K Annual Report and fourth quarter results for 1999 until April 14, past the March 30 …
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. reported that PacketVideo Corp.’s PVPlayer decoding software and PV Author encoding software will provide streaming media support for TI’s next-generation Open Multimedia Application Platform. The new software …
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-OracleMobile.com announced its first voice recognition-enabled service for its oramobile.com wireless portal. The service is a movie guide with content from Hollywood.com and Map-Quest.com enabled with Motorola Inc.’s …
Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) is an American beauty. Gephardt, captivated with the rise of Clinton-Gore and hungry to become the next House speaker, apparently has decided that nice, button-down politicians …
