WASHINGTON-With an upfront payment of more than $12.7 million, enhanced specialized mobile radio provider Nextel Communications Inc. stands to walk away with the lion’s share of licenses when the auction …
CHICAGO-3607 Communications Corp. reported increases in net income and operating revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Net income for the quarter totaled $28.9 million, or 24 cents per …
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada-Telus Mobility-a subsidiary of Canada’s Telus Corp.-announced plans to expand its cellular, paging and private radio systems business by offering advanced digital personal communications services in Alberta sometime …
PHOENIX-TekNow Inc., announced that Ameritech Cellular Services has installed its PhenX Internet Paging Gateway to support corporate intranet e-mail-to-paging requirements. The PhenX IPG receives e-mail and Web-based messages and converts …
WASHINGTON-Swisscom, formerly Swiss Telecom, announced it will implement a new mobile telephone network in the 1800 MHz frequency range using Global System for Mobile communications technology. The company is expecting …
NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Spyglass Inc. announced it has licensed its Spyglass Prism content conversion technology to Nokia Telecommunications. The Prism technology answers needs of wireless users browsing the Web, said Spyglass. It …
With so many wireless carriers competing for potential customers, marketing techniques have become an important tool to attract clients. One of the more recent marketing trends seems to be the …
LOS ANGELES-SmarTalk Teleservices Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire the retail prepaid business of Frontier Corp. for $35 million cash. Frontier distributes prepaid phone cards in more …
WASHINGTON-As he winds down the cellular industry-funded cancer research project with little to show for the $28 million that will have been spent by mid-1999 when he leaves, Wireless Research …
Imagine driving around in an area unfamiliar to you and being able to locate the nearest hotel or fast-food restaurant or determine surrounding traffic and weather conditions using a wireless …
Could this be “the” year? The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, with the CDPD Forum and Andrew Seybold’s Outlook, will hold the Wireless APPS ’97 Convention and Exhibition Product Showcase this …
WASHINGTON-The United States and Japan earlier this month appeared to sidestep a trade war that portended potential devastation for American retailers of wireless products during the busy holiday season. U.S. …
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. reported a net income of $816 million, or 89 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with $867 million, or 94 cents …
NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp., New York, announced Oct. 22 it has reached a definitive agreement to sell for $25 million the GA-1 rural service area that was owned by Palmer …
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration is not embracing a sweeping regulatory reform bill that would subject the wireless industry and other regulated business sectors to a new government oversight regime grounded in …
OCTOBER 27-28 Telecommunications Law and Regulation Fundamentals: Your Roadmap to Opportunities, Options and Obstacles in this New Era, by Government Institutes. Arlington, Va. (301) 921-2345. 27-28 Wireless Local Loop-Asean ’97 …
What impact will the four nominees to the Federal Communications Commission have on a wireless industry struggling with a myriad of issues whose resolution will help determine its place in …
WASHINGTON-In a surprisingly candid admission, the head of the cellular industry’s cancer research project said he will leave the six-year, $28 million program in mid-1999 without conducting either short-term or …
Cellular phones, pagers, faxes and e-mail all are tools that help us function in today’s fast-paced society. But how many times have you answered the phone, only to find yourself …
