CHICAGO-Cellular Digital Packet Data service was deployed in 17 new markets in the first quarter of 1997. The 17 new markets, which include four international locations, have a combined population …
TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. has become the first Canadian company to offer digital personal communications services coast-to-coast across Canada. With this rollout, the enhanced suite of services that are part of …
MAY 18-20 Asia Pacific Regional Conference-Creating a Wireless World with TDMA/WIN, by Universal Wireless Communications. The Kuala Lumpur Hilton, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (206) 205-4800. 19-20 Wireless Buildout, by RCR Publications …
Telecel-Zambia announced plans to launch a Code Division Multiple Access system next week in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia. The initial launch will cover 450 customers, and a broader …
PLAYA del REY, Calif.-PortaCom Wireless Inc. has signed agreements in principle to acquire a controlling interest in a paging telecommunications venture in India. Under terms of the deal, PortaCom will …
WASHINGTON-Antigone Communications L.P. and PCS Devco Inc. charged the Federal Communications Commission with ignoring their petition to deny GWI PCS Inc.’s C-block licenses and with granting GWI’s licenses in light …
SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. said it doubled its international customer base in the last year, for a total of 2 million proportionate cellular customers outside the United States. AirTouch’s share …
That efforts to integrate more women and minorities into the multibillion dollar wireless industry have largely failed is testament to the changing politics of affirmative action and the capital-intensive nature …
DENVER-Wireless carriers in Denver now are required to take proactive steps with the community if they want their towers and antennas placed in certain areas of the city. The Denver …
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. established a $140 million reducing revolving credit facility with a group of banks headed by T.D. Securities Inc., formerly Toronto-Dominion Bank. The transaction is co-managed by …
BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Mobile Communications has introduced prepaid calling cards for businesses wishing to offer satellite telephone personal calling privileges to employees or contractors at remote locations. The cards eliminate the …
TAMPA, Fla.-Batteries Batteries Inc. acquired Cliffco of Tampa Bay Inc., a distributor of wireless telephone accessories including a variety of batteries, which accounts for about 41 percent of its revenues. …
WAYNESBORO, Va.-CFW Communications Co. and American Telecasting Inc. will begin testing two-way digital voice and data services over spectrum principally used for wireless cable. An experimental license for the trial, …
WASHINGTON-Noting the financial community has turned its back for the most part on entrepreneurs seeking funds to build their wireless networks, MCI Telecommunications Corp. has floated new license payment terms …
PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc., an enhanced directory assistance provider to the wireless telecommunications industry, signed an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., allowing the carrier to offer Metro One …
When billionaire John Kluge of Metromedia International Group Inc. sold his company’s film and television properties last month, he said the transaction would allow Metromedia to focus on its new …
“The market for universal phones may prove more limited than trade hyperbole suggests,” argues one analyst in response to industry buzz about satellite-based global telephone service-fueled by the successful launch …
MONTREAL-Microcell Connexions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications Inc., signed roaming agreements with France Telecom Mobiles and Swiss Telecom PTT Mobilcom. Andre Tremblay, president and chief executive officer …
SEATTLE-AirTouch Cellular said it expanded its Powerband Digital Service offering to customers in 30 locations through 11 Puget Sound retailers. AirTouch customers living in western Washington already had access to …
Not so fast. Senate communications subcommittee Chairman Conrad Burns (R-Mont.). has asked Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) to put Clinton’s nomination of Joel Klein to head the Justice Department’s …
