MADRID, Spain-The consortium led by Telefonica InterContinental received notification it has prequalified to take part in the bidding for a second Global System for Mobile communication telephone license in Morocco, …
Wireless broadband service has finally received attention from the likes of big telecom players Sprint Corp. and MCI WorldCom Inc. The race is on to access the local market and …
WASHINGTON-Two high-ranking House Science Committee Democrats have asked Energy Secretary Bill Richardson to investigate allegations of misconduct by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in connection with the licensing of a …
NEW YORK-On the strength of three large mergers, communications led domestic industry sectors in merger activity last quarter, a period in which the dollar volume of these deals totaled nearly …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission needs a “shot clock” when reviewing mergers, said Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) Kohl, who owns NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, has sponsored a bill with Sen. Mike DeWine …
WASHINGTON-Policy makers this week will receive the last of nine bean-bag wireless phone toys designed to remind them “Competition, innovation and safety symbolizes the wireless industry,” according to a letter …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission was expected late Friday or today to announce eligible bidders for the April 27 local multi-distribution point service re-auction. After initially receiving 99 applications for 168 …
I have really tried to keep myself and my thoughts above the fray when it comes to the whole Y2K issue. It is difficult. At the beginning of the year, …
NASHUA, N.H.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. launched its SunCom digital wireless services in Concord, Manchester and Nashua, N.H., and Worcester and Auburn, Mass. Launches in Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, Mass., …
NEW YORK-No proven link yet exists for any human health effect resulting from wireless phone use, according to a review of available scientific data published late last month by Ian …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced it is offering nationwide Motorola’s Code Division Multiple Access 1900 MHz ST7762 StarTac phone. The ST7762 offers up to four hours talk time or up …
Sprint PCS is expected to announce its next round of contract awards this week for the third phase of its personal communications services network buildout. Lucent Technologies Inc., say analysts, …
With tower companies and carriers facing difficulties getting permission to build sites at local zoning boards and collocation increasingly becoming a favored business model, CoLocation Technologies Inc. is marketing a …
TAMPA, Fla.-A group of Code Division Multiple Access carriers, handset vendors and technology providers completed a trial of SnapTrack’s handset-based location system on two wireless networks in Tampa, Fla. The …
WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau temporarily has suspended the construction timetable for incumbent wide-area 800 MHz specialized mobile radio licensees. The decision was in reaction to a recent ruling by …
WASHINGTON-House Commerce appropriations subcommittee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-Ky.) last week sternly questioned the Federal Communications Commission’s consideration of cost as a factor in arbitrating a long-running dispute between the Justice …
STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson said it paid less than $120.8 million net for Qualcomm Inc.’s Code Division Multiple Access wireless infrastructure operations in a deal settled last month. Ericsson spokeswoman Pia Gideon …
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. declared a two-for-one stock split of the company’s common stock in the form of a 100-percent stock dividend. The stock dividend will be distributed on May …
Advanced Fox Wireless Advanced Fox Wireless introduced the OEM Style Mini Twin Charger for Nokia Corp. 5100 Series and Nextel Communications Inc. i1000 handsets. The device will charge the battery …
NEW YORK-PriceWaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., well known as a major accounting firm, has a new investment banking division that seeks to fill a niche in financing for telecommunications and other companies, an …
