The country’s three largest long-distance phone companies-AT&T Corp., MCI Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp.-have each announced they are offering their 800-number customers the ability to block toll-free calls originating from …
WASHINGTON-The grass-roots backlash against antenna siting continued last week as lawsuits driven by environmentalists, soccer moms and organized labor were filed in three federal circuits to overturn the 1996 federal …
OSHKOSH, Wis.-C-block operator Airadigm Communications Inc. said it launched 1900 MHz personal communications services in Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, Wis. The service, branded Einstein, uses Global System for Mobile …
WILMINGTON, Mass.-Advanced TechCom Inc. said it expanded its subsidiary office in Mexico to provide its digital microwave radio communications solutions to companies throughout Mexico and Central America. Gerardo Gonzalez, managing …
WASHINGTON-For the second time, the law enforcement community has nixed an industry-crafted digital wiretap standard by taking advantage of liberal voting procedures in a way that wireless companies believe amounts …
In its first major group effort since forming, the Wireless Communications Services Forum last week began delivering Requests for Information to equipment manufacturers in an effort to determine manufacturers’ capabilities …
The mere word “convergence” has held great promise and pain for the wireless communications industry. Initially, convergence was the future. But as quickly as carriers rushed toward the convergence of …
NORCROSS, Ga.-USCI Inc., which owns cellular and paging provider Ameritel, announced it has proposed a private placement of $15 million to $25 million of convertible preferred securities. The company said …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glen-ayre Technologies Inc. and Wireless Access Inc. said Friday they completed their merger, in which Wireless Access shareholders received about $82 million in cash. Wireless Access option holders also …
MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. announced it has signed a letter of intent to sell its 64-percent interest in Bogen Communications International Inc. for $18.5 million in cash. Bogen Communications, based …
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-PriCellular Corp. announced an agreement to acquire the Tennessee 4 rural service area from Bachtel Liquidity L.P. for about $73 million. The RSA is adjacent to three cities, …
NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. arguably is the only Finland-based company that is synonymous in the United States with telecommunications. But the Invest in Finland Bureau, Helsinki, is working to change that …
DALLAS-DSC Communications Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Celcore Inc., a Memphis, Tenn.-based manufacturer of Global System for Mobile communications and Advanced Mobile …
Aeris Communications Inc. announced that Ameritech Cellular Services will deploy Aeris’ MicroBurst technology for short-burst data applications in Ameritech’s cellular territory. The wireless data messaging solution enables mobile telemetry services …
The wireless data industry has long been considered the most optimistic bunch in the world of wireless. Each year, it seemed, was going to be “the year” the technology would …
New senior team at CTIA: The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association recently added new executives to its senior management team. The new team consists of (standing) Brian Fontes, senior vice president …
MINNEAPOLIS-Personal communications services provider WirelessNorth said it signed a roaming agreement with Clearnet PCS Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Clearnet Communications Inc. of Pickering, Ontario, Canada. The agreement is …
CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc., a provider of cellular telephone location technology, announced that a trial will begin Nov. 3 in Calgary. The company will test its Cellocate-Analog Mobile Phone Services product …
NOVEMBER 10-11 Channel Development for Wireless Distribution and Retail, by AIC Conferences. The Hotel Monaco, San Francisco. (800) 409-4AIC. 10-12 Intele-CardNews Expo of the Americas: A Global Partnership, by Intele-CardNews. …
LAS VEGAS-Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc., a provider of specialized mobile radio service, completed an agreement that ends options to acquire 5.5 million shares of its common stock at an exercise …
