WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. said the Federal Communications Commission approved the new RIM Inter@ctive Pager 850 for use in the United States. The device, expected to be available later …
NEW YORK-Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, recently registered to sell a 4 million share secondary equity offering, which could increase its available capital by at least $550 million, based on its …
NEW YORK-GTE Corp., Intel Corp., Lucent Technologies Inc. and Sprint Corp. are among companies participating in a study, launched in mid-July, to probe successful practices involved in post-merger and acquisition …
Since opening its initial public offering at $16 on July 9, Phone.com Inc.’s stock price recently has been closing in the $70 range, with sales during the day breaking $80. …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Code Division Multiple Access handsets were the No. 1 selling handset in the United States during the first quarter with sales of 3.2 million units, said Dataquest Inc., …
WASHINGTON-A group of small- and medium-sized wireless firms last week challenged Federal Communications Commission paging auction rules in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The …
BURLINGTON, Mass.-A new study compiled by research and consulting firm Ovum reports that although voice traffic will continue to dominate the communications market, the growing demand for information services and …
WASHINGTON-President Clinton last week signed an executive order to create a new advisory group to help the government protect against threats to telecommunications systems and other vital infrastructure The National …
Alltel Corp. said it signed an integration agreement with Intecom Systems under which Alltel Information Systems will fully integrate Intecom’s applications into its customer-care and billing system to provide converged …
WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Michael Powell warned members of the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council last week the millennium bug was a special problem that requires everyone to work together. For that …
NEW YORK-All bidders for the United Kingdom’s One-2-One have reportedly dropped out, so Cable & Wireless plc and MediaOne Group, which own the personal communications services carrier, will have to …
WASHINGTON-New allegations surfaced last week that the Federal Communications Commission is giving Nextel Communications Inc. preferential treatment, claims that come on the coattails of a proposed antitrust settlement between Nextel …
Investors didn’t flinch when Nextel Communications Inc. announced shifts in upper management last week. The company’s largest investor, cellular industry pioneer Craig McCaw, is set to become chairman in 2000, …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Ericsson Inc. selected Natural MicroSystems’ products and services for the first integrated wireless network that enables carriers to combine dispatch and group communications within their standard Global System for …
NEW YORK-BellSouth Corp. said the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has ranked it the top telecommunications company for the second straight year. The NAACP’s Telecommunications Report Card …
WASHINGTON-The United States Telephone Association still is not satisfied with legislation to restrict the Federal Communications Commission’s merger review and is worried a bill pending in the Senate could lead …
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-USA.NET Inc. has joined the Phone.com Inc. Alliances Program with plans to offer a new Web-based e-mail service for UP.Browser-enabled phones. With more than 11 million customers, USA.NET …
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association last week urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject petitions on how to structure spectrum sharing between satellite earth stations and terrestrial fixed users in the …
Third-generation technology standards groups say they accept the tri-mode Code Division Multiple Access standard recommended by mobile-phone operators worldwide. The 3G Partnership Project 2, a standards group established in North …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission yesterday proposed moving wireless heart monitors to two different sets of spectrum blocks where the devices would be primary users. The blocks of spectrum include 608-614 …
