NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Corp. lowered its long-term investment grade ratings on the outstanding debt of Alltel Corp. and Alltel Georgia Communications Corp. from A+ to A-. The New York-based …
WASHINGTON-The federal government is “poised and waiting to begin a pilot program” of cellular priority access for emergency personnel, the Clinton administration’s senior telecom official recently told the Federal Communications …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled the auction of licenses for the 220-222 MHz service band for Sept. 15. The announcement follows the release last month of service rules following …
The messaging industry (as it likes to be called) has an interesting public-relations dilemma on its hands. When the Galaxy 4 satellite lost contact with earth, millions of paging customers …
WASHINGTON-A Federal Communications Commission plan to increase subsidies to connect schools, libraries and rural health care providers to the Internet has come under fierce attack from wireless carriers, consumer groups …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is set today to begin receiving electronic applications for Part 22 Paging licenses using the Universal Licensing System. This is the first time an existing wireless …
Now that the crisis is over and paging service has been restored, the paging industry is debating exactly what the pre-Memorial Day pager outage means for its future. Carriers that …
NEW YORK-And now let’s have a round of applause for top executives of Arch Communications Group Inc., Paging Network Inc. and SkyTel Corp. These successful emigres from wireless telephony have …
After months of financing negotiations, 21st Century Telesis and Hughes Network Systems Inc. finally have signed a contract to build the first commercial wireless network in the United States using …
SEATTLE-Cellular Technical Services Co. Inc. said negotiations and the letter of intent signed in March to combine with U.S. Wireless Corp. were terminated because the parties could not agree on …
Motorola Inc. said the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium elevated its Cellular Subscriber Sector from general member to board member of the organization. UWCC represents 106 telecommunications carriers and vendors to …
Sprint Corp. announced its deal to gain ownership and management control of Sprint PCS, its wireless venture with Tele-Communications Inc., Comcast Corp. and Cox Communications Inc. The Kansas City, Mo.-based …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it continues to be the primary vendor of digital Advanced Mobile Phone System network infrastructure and services to Rogers Cantel Inc. of Canada, after the companies …
NEW YORK-Wall Street and stockholders so far have been the biggest beneficiaries of federal deregulation of the telecommunications services industry, which is intended to benefit consumers by fostering competition. “Whatever …
To the Editor: It is always interesting to note the “Inside the Beltway” comments of Jeff Silva. I am specifically referring to the May 18 issue and his comments regarding …
Dot Wireless Inc. today introduced an advanced development platform for the North American Code Division Multiple Access standard to provide manufacturers with outsourcing services for a faster product design cycle. …
Some truths are not self evident, but every once in a while, the dawn’s early light shines through. Truth has no place in this city of self-serving factoids, where winning …
EAST LANSING, Mich.-Zsigo Wireless Data Consultants Inc. announced it plans to broker more than $250,000 of software development work to its channel of certified developers in the next year. According …
WASHINGTON-The House Science subcommittee on technology will hold a hearing this Thursday to address third-generation wireless technology, an issue that appears to be mushrooming into a major trade dispute between …
DENVER-Investors in two start-up prepaid cellular phone businesses have filed a class-action lawsuit against the businesses’ promotors, claiming they bilked investors out of more than $58 million. The lawsuit, filed …
