A commercial mobile radio service provider in Puerto Rico filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to appeal universal service rules established by the …

Competition from personal communications services providers has impacted the bottom line of many cellular carriers, although the overall health of the cellular industry remains strong, say some analysts. One sign …

ATLANTA-Cellcom of Wisconsin selected Northern Telecom Inc. to supply Code Division Multiple Access cellular and personal communications services network infrastructure equipment and services under a five-year, $42 million supply agreement, …

ATLANTA-While it’s evident most of the world’s standards bodies will adopt some form of Code Division Multiple Access technology for next- generation systems, the CDMA Development Group said it is …

ATLANTA-PrairieComm Inc. last week introduced itself to the wireless industry with a big splash by announcing agreements with two industry heavyweights-Qualcomm Inc. and Motorola Inc. The three-year-old company, which has …

Traditionally, relationships among paging resellers have been characterized more by fierce competition rather than by open communication. But one California reseller hopes to change that by spearheading a campaign to …

NEW YORK-Omnipoint Corp., Bethesda, Md., reported year-end results that showed increased subscribers, revenues and losses. In related developments, Bradley Sparks, chief financial officer, said during a Feb. 26 teleconference that …

NEW YORK-The Telecommunications Executive Leadership Council, a group of 18 executives, is working with Deloitte & Touche L.L.P. and The Economist to analyze factors critical to success in the next …

Price Communications Corp. announced Feb. 25 its board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of the company’s common stock in the open market or in private …

WASHINGTON-Despite recent Federal Communications Commission allusions to a prompt public notice detailing changes to its C-block personal communications services financial restructuring order, such a notice probably will not be released …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group said it signed a $38 million contract to expand the Global System for Mobile communications network in Jahra and Kuwait City, Kuwait. The …

Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group is struggling to keep PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. from giving future contracts to another vendor for more personal communications services equipment. PrimeCo reportedly is dissatisfied …

SEATTLE-Motorola Inc.’s Worldwide Data Solutions Division announced it will provide Airborne Express with a data terminal designed for single-handed data collection applications. The HDT 300 handheld terminal is one component …

WASHINGTON-With the auction of local multipoint distribution service scarcely a week old, the battle lines for leadership have been drawn between WNP Communications and McCaw/Nextel-backed Nextband Communications, with wireless local …

Lightbridge Inc. successfully petitioned the California Public Utilities Commission to overturn a long-standing rule that forbids California wireless carriers to share customer information. The new ruling, said Lightbridge, allows wireless …

MIAMI-Let’s Talk Cellular & Wireless Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cellular Warehouse, a privately held retail operation based in Atlanta, for about $20 million in cash and 900,000 …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-AirTouch Paging said it entered into an agreement with Liberty Cellular Inc., dba Kansas Cellular, to provide its paging services in Kansas. Kansas Cellular is building a one-way …

Although the Italian government awarded fixed telephony licenses last week to two companies, confusion and frustration continue to surround the decision to bestow a much-delayed third mobile phone license. The …

WAYNESBORO, VA.-CFW Communications Co. announced a nationwide roaming agreement between its partner Intelos and Sprint Spectrum L.P. that will provide nationwide coverage for Intelos’ personal communications services customers when implemented, …

Consumers are aware of increased competition within the wireless industry, according to a report conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates Inc., released at Wireless ’98 last week in Atlanta. …