WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court here Friday told the Federal Communications Commission to re-evaluate its decision on pay-phone compensation but left in place rules that require pay-phone operators to be paid …
State government officials were joined by Bell Atlantic Corp. in supporting a proposal from the state of Connecticut to create a service-specific area code for wireless customers. The rest of …
WASHINGTON-Attorney General Janet Reno last week sought an independent counsel to investigate Labor Secretary Alexis Herman in connection with allegations that Herman used her influence as a former White House …
SBC Communications Inc.’s impending plans to add Ameritech to its growing stable of telecom acquisitions brings to the front burner the significance of the 45 megahertz cap on wireless spectrum. …
In an effort to create consistency among the many markets nationwide that use its brand name, Cellular One has been regularly monitoring customer satisfaction in each of its markets through …
WASHINGTON – In the wake of a recent decision by a Dallas, Texas, bankruptcy judge that General Wireless Inc. did not pay “the reasonably equivalent value” for its C-block licenses, …
May 18-20 Institute for International Research. Plaza Hotel, New York. (888) 670-8200. Telecommunications Networking May 18-22 University of California-Los Angeles Extension, Department of Engineering, Information Systems and Technical Management. UCLA …
WASHINGTON-As the compliance deadline for the digital wiretap law looms ever closer, policy makers last week again attempted to gain advantage on the legislative, regulatory and standards fronts. On the …
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-Cerulean Technology Inc. and BellSouth Wireless Data teamed up to give public-safety agencies access to BellSouth’s nationwide wireless data network using Cerulean’s PacketCluster Patrol software, BellSouth said. PacketCluster software …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp.’s Cellemetry Business Unit announced it has signed five new carriers to provide its Cellemetry Data Service. The carriers are Aliant Cellular, Glacial Lakes Cellular 2000, Illinois Valley Cellular, …
The May 12 court date MobileMedia Corp. had scheduled for a ruling on its disclosure statement for the company’s reorganization plan was again adjourned, this time until June 2. This …
The auction of personal communications services licenses in Mexico’s nine bidding regions was completed May 8, officially liberalizing the much sought-after wireless market there and raking in $1.06 billion after …
WASHINGTON-The decision whether to approve the proposed $62 billion merger between SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. could be driven as much by politics as by antitrust scrutiny, judging from …
The wireless telecommunications industry has grown up more quickly than many other industries in the United States. The industry likes to boast of its relatively quick acceptance in the marketplace, …
NUREMBERG, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it signed a contract valued at about $60 million to supply Global System for Mobile communications equipment to German cellular network operator T-Mobil, for its …
WASHINGTON-The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is reviewing applications to award the first commercial trunked radio license there, said the International Mobile Telecommunications Association. IMTA worked closely with the Telecommunications Regulatory …
The bigger-than-life presence of Jim Brady at last week’s press briefing was unexpected but oh so welcomed, this enduring symbol of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. Why …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced two of Japan’s leading cellular service providers have selected it to deploy a trial of a third-generation wideband cdmaOne system. DDI and …
Once astounding the world with its success in 1995 and 1996, Personal Handyphone System service in Japan now has taken a turn for the worse. The number of PHS subscribers …
KING OF PRUSSIA-InterDigital Communications Corp. announced Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. signed a contract with Unicom, a state-owned telephone company in China, to install a broadband Code Division Multiple Access wireless …
