DALLAS-ProNet Inc. has received a contract to provide paging services for the Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. The three-year agreement, which begins immediately, will make services available to more than 340 Columbia …
WASHINGTON-The U.S. General Services Administration launched its National Antenna Program, which will make federal rooftop space available for lease to qualified providers and carriers. The announcement comes after the GSA …
WASHINGTON-A merger between long-distance giant AT&T Corp. and local telco stalwart SBC Communications Inc. would raise wireless competition questions and face legal and regulatory hurdles that could prove insurmountable, according …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service announced May 21 it raised the investment grade ratings on the outstanding senior unsecured debt of Cincinnati Bell Inc. to A2 from A3. A key factor …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service revised its outlook on ProNet Inc.’s senior subordinated notes rated B3 and its bank facilities rated B1. Moody’s said the change reflects the company’s increased debt …
TAMPA-GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. signed a contract to provide its Access Services clearinghouse system to PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. GTE also will provide its RoamerXchange database management system to PrimeCo, …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service announced May 21 it raised the investment grade ratings on the outstanding senior unsecured debt of Cincinnati Bell Inc. to A2 from A3. A key factor …
MAY 28 Evolving Markets & Marketplaces in Telecommunications, by UCSD Connect. Sheraton Grande Torrey Pines, San Diego. (619) 534-6114. 28-29 Wireless Data-Network Implementation, Management and Applications to Achieve Marketable End-to-End …
NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile has selected Granite Systems Xpercom software to manage equipment and circuit inventory information throughout the corporation. The Xpercom system will serve as a centralized database …
TRENTON, N.J.-GoPage Inc. installed a satellite connection to Midstates Paging in Trenton, N.J., which will provide Internet access to three carriers. Paging carriers can join the GoPage network by providing …
BONN, Germany-The partnership of British Telecommunications plc and Viag AG, called E2 Mobilfunk GmbH, received its license to operate a Digital Cellular System 1800 personal communications services network in Germany. …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-American Tower Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Radio Systems, reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Towers L.L.C., which owns and operates 21 tower sites …
American Mobile Satellite Corp. introduced its OmniQuest Satellite Telephone for use with its Skycell satellite communications services network. The unit, manufactured by Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc., weighs a little more …
After experiencing continual poor financial results, American Paging Inc. announced last month it would halt spending on narrowband personal communications services development to fix its core business. The company also …
You know, the one thing I always liked about the men and women who pioneered the wireless industry is they were plain, ordinary folk, a mostly straight-talking, blue-collar-leaning breed that …
Coherent Communications Systems Corp. announced its chief financial officer, Michael Gendron, has left the company to pursue other interests. Gendron’s responsibilities will be assumed by Joan Cominski, corporate controller, while …
SAN FRANCISCO-Pacific Bell Mobile Services established four new regional headquarters in California to manage the company’s personal communications services markets. The new headquarters are located in San Francisco, Sacramento, Los …
SKOKIE, Ill.-U.S. Robotics and Northern Telecom Ltd. agreed to jointly develop wireless data access products for mobile professionals needing wireless access to e-mail, the Internet and other data applications. “Digital …
BALTIMORE-Following a creditors’ meeting held May 7 in Baltimore regarding Pocket Communications Inc.’s Chapter 11 reorganization, National Telecom PCS Inc. filed a brief with the court trustee May 21 that …
VALLEY FORGE, Pa.-Nearly half of Americans surveyed indicated they would support legislation banning cellular phone use while driving, according to a nationwide survey sponsored by the Colonial Penn Safe Driver …
