CHICAGO-United States Cellular Corp. announced it has completed the exchange transaction with BellSouth Corp. pursuant to agreements entered into in February. USCC acquired controlling interests in a 12-market cluster that …
CAMBRIDGE, England-The Technology Partnership plc and STNC Enterprises Ltd. announced a strategic alliance to create smart phones for Internet and World Wide Web browsing capability in cellular phones. The companies …
LINCOLN, Neb.-Transcrypt International Inc.’s E.F. Johnson Minnesota subsidiary won a contract to provide a two-way radio system for Electcoms SDN BHD of Malaysia to be used for the 1998 Commonwealth …
WASHINGTON-The continued growth of the paging industry can be attributed mainly to a sharp rise in consumer-oriented users over the past five years, according to the study “PageTrac ’97: Consumer …
Office of FCC Chairman Bill Kennard (term ends June 30, 2001) Chief of Staff: John Nakahada, who had been Hundt’s senior legal assistant Senior legal adviser: Susan Fox, who had …
Business finally is taking off for some of the players with nationwide coverage plans in the enhanced specialized mobile radio arena. With technology bugs worked out, marketing and distribution strategies …
WASHINGTON-According to a new book on wireless regulations written by former Industrial Telecommunications Association staffer Fred Day, “In 1993, Congress amended the Communications Act to incorporate a new term, `commercial …
Several specialized mobile radio equipment manufacturers announced they agreed to adopt a common enhanced trunking protocol last week at AMTEX ’97 in Orlando, Fla. Companies, including Kenwood Corp., Ritron, SEA …
Almost everywhere you look is an example of a little guy trying to compete with a big guy-your local neighborhood video store competing with Blockbuster, David taking on Goliath or …
WICHITA, Kan.-IFR Systems Inc. announced its board of directors approved a 3-for-2 stock split, to be effected in the form of a 50-percent stock dividend. The split will increase the …
ITASCA, Ill.-Shieldmate Robotics Inc. said it has been dismissed from a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Motorola Inc. against Shieldmate and Qualcomm Inc. Motorola filed a lawsuit in federal court …
NEW YORK-The United States Global Positioning System Industry Council, Washington, is opposing a plan, scheduled for a vote this week, that would permit mobile satellite systems to have some of …
WASHINGTON-The finder’s preference case of James A. Cassell v. the Federal Communications Commission now is in the hands of a three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business and certain assets of Cellular Trading 3 C.A. CT3 is a wholesale distributor of wireless communications …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. and Globe Telecom GMCR Inc., a Global System for Mobile communications operator in the Philippines, signed a letter of agreement calling for Brightpoint to provide Globe with fulfillment …
NEW YORK-The huge outflows of capital from mutual funds that followed the late October drop in equities markets involved “primarily profit takers, who will be back in a few months,” …
CLEVELAND-Reltec Corp. announced it completed the acquisition of Custom Design Telephone Systems Inc. in St. Louis. Reltec said the acquisition provides program management, engineering, installation, training and maintenance to its …
Pre-Paid Solutions said it introduced a new debit conversion technology for the prepaid cellular market. The technology will be available this month under the name Pre-Cell Technology and Pre-Cell Chip. …
Even though Powertel Inc. added 21,000 subscribers during the third quarter, the company was stung with a 42-percent increase in churn from the previous quarter. The carrier, which closed the …
WASHINGTON-Congressional investigators appear poised to probe whether the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial move to new headquarters across town next year is the product of a generous Democratic campaign contribution and …
