BALTIMORE-U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno praised the National Emergency Number Association for its 911 service in Miami during her 15-year stint there as a prosecutor. Her congratulations also included NENA’s …
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. increased its ownership interest in Telef
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Lucent Technologies Inc. awarded Microwave Power Devices Inc. a follow-on order to supply highly linear, single-channel, Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services amplifiers. Microwave Power Devices values the …
Since the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, it seems rarely a week goes by without the announcement-or rumor-of another blockbuster telecom deal. The recent flurry of merger and acquisition …
Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) proposed legislation to prohibit the manufacture, sale or modification of radio scanners capable of receiving personal communications services conversations. Currently, the law bans scanners that tune …
Lucent Technologies Inc., the equipment division spun off by AT&T Corp. last year, and Netherlands-based Philips Electronics N.V., one of the world’s largest electronic companies, announced plans to combine their …
Editor’s note: Following are five charts ranking major telecommunications carriers according to revenues, net income, percentage change in revenue from 1995 to 1996, percentage change in net income from 1995 …
Globe Telecom selected Nokia Corp. to supply infrastructure equipment and wireless local loop subscriber terminals for a fixed telephone project in the Philippines. Nokia’s Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. granted Haitai Electronics Co. Ltd. of Seoul, Korea, a royalty-bearing license to manufacture and sell Code Division Multiple Access subscriber products for personal communications services networks. “With …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. won a contract to install a nationwide high-speed paging network in Taiwan for ChungHwa Telecom, Taiwan’s national communications company. Glenayre values the arrangement at $31 million. …
DENVER-While presidents from eight countries discussed pertinent topics such as arms control, peace in Bosnia and the global economy, Denver-area wireless carriers worked behind the scenes to provide handsets and …
WASHINGTON-In a report and order adopted June 19, the Federal Communications Commission amended its current forfeiture policy to “add predictability in the forfeiture amounts assessed for similar violations among different …
WASHINGTON-Public safety and other private wireless licensees have challenged the Federal Communications Commission’s digital TV plan, saying it will cause interference to internal radio systems in Los Angeles and delay …
BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Corp. settled a potential proxy contest with Herbert Denton and Guy Wyser-Pratte in connection with the election of directors at Comsat’s annual meeting, which is scheduled for Aug. …
WASHINGTON-The United States and the European Union have agreed to recognize each other’s testing and certification of wireless and wireline telecom products, a breakthrough officials say will save manufacturers $1 …
AccessLine Technologies Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Priority Call Management Inc. and The National Dispatch Center in a Los Angeles court. AccessLine said it is seeking damages for …
NEW YORK-Chase Telecommunications Inc., a C-block personal communications services carrier waiting for favorable stock market conditions before going public, was expected to place privately last week a $125 million debt …
WASHINGTON-After AT&T Corp. Chairman Robert Allen two weeks ago threw down the gauntlet regarding the viability of a $50 billion AT&T-Southwestern Bell merger, calling it “not unthinkable,” Federal Communications Commission …
WASHINGTON-Celpage Inc., a top paging company that dominates the Caribbean region, last week challenged the Federal Communications Commission’s universal service ruling in federal appeals court here. “The FCC erred in …
MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Edwards and Kelcey Wireless, a nationwide engineering and construction firm, opened an office in Glendale, Calif., to serve the California wireless market. Daniel Haggerty will manage the office. His …
