The holiday season is just around the corner, and wireless carriers will be looking to cash in by marketing their products and services as gifts to consumers enjoying a strong …

NEW YORK-Dublin, Ireland-based Esat Telecom Group plc, a minority owner of Ireland’s second cellular carrier, went public Nov. 7 with an initial offering of 6 million American Depository Shares, priced …

An attorney who filed a class-action lawsuit against reseller Econopage Inc. announced he will amend that suit to include claims against paging carriers Paging Network Inc. and PageMart Wireless Inc. …

Some sociologists pointing to the decline of morality in America comment that no one feels shame any more and that people are too quick to point the blame at others. …

DENVER-U S West Communications Inc., with Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Octel Messaging Division, announced it will offer a consolidated wireline and wireless voice mailbox, called U S West’s Access 2 Voice …

WASHINGTON-In his first press briefing last Thursday, new Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Powell admitted that a stack of trade and consumer newspapers prepared him for his congressional hearings on communications …

The Dutch government most likely will auction two mobile phone licenses in the spring, rather than the end of this year, because the European Commission blocked the government’s plan to …

Orbcomm Global L.P. said 10 satellites were delivered to Orbital Sciences Corp.’s launch vehicle preparation facility at Vendenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellites, which will be integrated with …

Voice paging service will get another chance at success as Conxus Communications Inc. launches Pocketalk in the nation’s capital and South Florida. Conxus said it launched service last week in …

NORCROSS, Ga.-Ameritel Communications Inc. concluded an agreement with computer superstore retailer CompUSA Inc., which allows CompUSA to sell Ameritel cellular and paging services, said Ameritel parent USCI Inc. Under the …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Integrated Network Group signed a contract to provide its modular voice processing system to Clearnet PCS Inc. for use in Clearnet’s personal communications services network in …

NEW YORK-Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced a six-month pilot program with 3607 Communications Co., Chicago, to reduce wireless customer churn and increase revenues. Jim Orr, chief operating officer for Cincinnati Bell, …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. signed a letter of intent with Nokia Corp. and extended an alliance with L.M. Ericsson to distribute wireless phones in the United States. Under terms of the agreement …

WASHINGTON-House Republican Conference Chairman John Boehner (R-Ohio), troubled by the lackluster pace of a Justice Department probe of an intercepted cellular phone call last year that proved politically embarrassing to …

WASHINGTON-The number of bidders has been whittled down to 23, but the bargaining continues during this 12th day of the 800 MHz specialized mobile radio auction of 525 frequencies. Even …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. filed a lawsuit against the city of Eugene, Ore., claiming a tax the city is charging all telecommunications carriers to fund public projects violates federal law …

Sitting in a meeting several years ago, Douglas (Bud) Weiser and his staff were oblivious to a tornado touching down not too far from their office. Traditional emergency warning systems-outdoor …

BETHESDA, Md.-Personal communications services provider American Personal Communications, which operates as Sprint Spectrum in the Washington, D.C., area, announced international roaming agreements covering six new countries in European countries. The …

RCR’s Nov. 24 and Dec. 1 issues will feature the 40 largest PCS operators in the nation ranked by number of licensed pops. If you would like your company to …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-AccessLine Technologies Inc. said it granted rights to Glenayre Technologies Inc. and its Glenayre Electronics subsidiary to use AccessLine’s call routing and monitoring technologies. According to AccessLine, Glenayre previously …