To the Editor: I read with more than passing interest the interview by Debra Wayne with CTIA President Tom Wheeler in the Feb. 23 edition of RCR, and in particular …

NEW YORK-Look no further than North American borders for the biggest near-term opportunities to provide billing and customer care systems. In recent years, the focus of procurement contract competition has …

NEW YORK-Citing unfavorable market conditions, Colombia’s largest cellular carrier, Celumovil S.A., has postponed indefinitely its plans to go public. Celumovil’s decision has not, however, altered plans by another local carrier, …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Following its acquisition of the company, Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced all products made by its CNET subsidiary will be marketed and sold under the Glenayre Options brand. CNET develops …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service, New York, announced Feb. 27 it lowered its ratings on $489 million of Cincinnati Bell Inc. debt after conducting a two-month review. Moody’s said it lowered …

BellSouth Wireless Inc. sold the majority share of its Cellemetry Data Service to NumereX Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will form a joint venture called …

BearCom Inc. acquired Fidelcomm Service Co., a two-way radio equipment dealer serving the greater Los Angeles area, said BearCom. The dealership, which has been in business since 1988, will assume …

WASHINGTON-Area-code splits are unnecessary at this time, and the Federal Communications Commission needs to take command of state-controlled phone number allocations that need to move away from the traditional 10,000-number …

PERU Comsat International said it received a license to provide voice, data and multimedia wireless communications services for businesses operating in Lima, Peru. Using both fiber-optic cable and microwave technologies, …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Microsoft Corp. made a minority equity investment in General Magic Inc. and licensed some of its technology, making a payment of $6 million to General Magic, the companies announced. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson was awarded a contract to provide turn-key solutions for a second expansion phase of the Global System for Mobile communications network in Morocco, said the company. The …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission already could be headed for a local multipoint distribution services reauction, now that the bidding has reached Stage 3. Overall bidder eligibility has dropped below the …

NORTHBROOK, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its Albuquerque Ceramic Products Operation will incrementally reduce its workforce by about 20 percent. The plant produces ceramic components for radios, cellular phones and other electronic …

NEW YORK-Philips Consumer Communications L.L.P., has embarked on plans at home and abroad to market aggressively its new ISIS Advanced Mobile Phone Service/Narrowband Analog Mobile Phone Service handsets. The Dallas-based …

World Communication Group Inc. and ioWave Inc. last week signed an agreement to distribute ioLink 1.5 wireless, high-speed, fixed communications T1/E1 platforms in the People’s Republic of China. The agreement …

PRINCETON, N.J.-Nearing completion of an intense three-year effort with major equipment manufacturers and European regulators, Intek Global Corp. said its proprietary linear modulation technology complies with the Europe-wide narrowband specification …

Ericsson forms office mobility unit ATLANTA-Ericsson Inc. announced the formation of the Wireless Services unit in response to the increasing need for wireless communications in the workplace. Ericsson said the …

WASHINGTON-Attorney General Janet Reno, amid indications of coming legislation, told Congress last week she will order the Federal Communications Commission to intervene in mid-March if the deadlock between the FBI …

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ATLANTA-BellSouth Cellemetry announced an agreement with Global Research Systems, adding Cellemetry applications to GRS’s BusCall service. BusCall notifies families when a school bus is approaching to pick up their children. …