The Brazilian government still plans to license three wireline and one long-distance telephone service license by Jan. 15, despite the resignation of Communications Minister Luis Carlos Mendonca de Barros over …
SEATTLE-Tegic Communications announced Nov. 24 that Finland-based Benefon has licensed its T9 text input product. “T9 enables users to enter text as they would on a desktop keyboard, using just …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Mobility DCS said it is offering a two-in-one service that allows customers to answer their wireless calls using either their personal communications services handset or their home or business …
NEW YORK-MCI WorldCom, Jackson, Miss., announced Nov. 20 it has formed the MCI WorldCom Fund, a venture-capital fund to invest in companies “that can create demand for and increase the …
NEW YORK-The wireless telecommunications business may account for a minority of Bell Atlantic Corp.’s revenues, but its entrepreneurial example has influenced profoundly the incumbent carrier’s entire strategy, according to Ivan …
DULUTH, Ga.-Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. announced it is expanding its operation to offer a broader range of services to its customers and to increase employee opportunities. Effective in January, all …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced plans to repurchase up to $3 billion worth of its common shares in 1999. The company’s board of directors also increased its quarterly dividend by 2 cents …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission tomorrow will argue its rules for universal-service financing are legal, while its opponent, Celpage Inc., a paging company from Puerto Rico, contends contributions to the Universal …
WASHINGTON-The association representing wireless resellers last week submitted a detailed report to the Federal Communications Commission to support their claims wireless carriers can implement wireless number portability by the current …
VIENNA, Va.-Commsite International Inc. announced the expansion of its tower-acquisition program. Commsite’s tower-acquisition program has shown robust growth by offering a program tailored for quick response, closing and liquidity for …
L.M. Ericsson disclosed its corporate vision for the future last week, a large part of which involved a new strategy for enterprise customers that focuses on converging communication networks with …
Robinson-Humphrey Co. L.L.C.’s third-quarter survey of U.S. mobile phone pricing indicates pricing overall has increased as carriers move from offering local calling plans to introducing one-rate plans that eliminate roaming …
The Internet landscape was altered dra-matically last week when America Online Inc. announced it will acquire Netscape Communications Corp. in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $4.2 billion. At the same …
WASHINGTON-Any good will House Speaker-designate Bob Livingston (R-La.) hopes to bring to the 106th Congress could evaporate quickly if a deal is not struck with House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is testing a new pricing plan in Texas aimed at the consumer considering a second phone line in the home. The trial offer in Plano allows …
Telecom companies from around the world are dashing to the Asia Pacific region as they begin to find willing sellers that need cash to expand their telecommunications services. “It’s definitely …
WASHINGTON-While consumer advocates and wireless lobbyists tie up the Federal Communications Commission in heated debate over 911 strongest-signal and text-telephone compatibility issues, Rome is burning. Phase I wireless enhanced 911 …
ADC Telecommunications Inc. completed its acquisition of Teledata Communications Ltd. for $15.75 per share, or about $200 million in cash. Omnipoint Communications Inc. launched commercial roaming with NPI Wireless of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Corp. shareholders approved a proposal allowing Sprint to assume full ownership and management control of Sprint PCS and create two separate classes of Sprint common stock-one reflecting …
ORLANDO, Fla.-“I feel like I’m on a bucking bronco and about to get thrown into the mud,” George Shaginaw Jr. said at the Wireless Location Applications Conference earlier this month. …
