FREEHOLD, N.J.-Paging Partners Corp. and Suburban Cable Corp. signed an agreement to jointly market radio paging services through a new division, Suburban Paging, to Suburban’s 1.2 million subscribers. Headquartered in …
WASHINGTON-While no notice of proposed rulemaking is pending regarding the start and parameters for the next round of paging and narrowband personal communications services auctions, the wireless industry does need …
WASHINGTON-Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) was informed by the Food and Drug Administration last week that neither federal government nor cellular industry-funded scientists have conducted large-scale radio frequency radiation bioeffects research …
Only two innovative paging systems have been launched since new licenses were granted for narrowband personal communications services in 1994. SkyTel Corp. operates a two-way paging system aimed at elite …
LIVINGSTON, N.J.-Personal communications services providers will face competition from established cellular phone companies, a trend that has already caused one PCS phone vendor to declare bankruptcy. The Insight Research Corp. …
WAYLAND, Mass.-Western Wireless Corp. will beta test InfoCellular Inc.’s InfoCell ConVerge customer service product. The client/server-based product provides functions including customer acquisition, point-of-sale and advanced inventory control. Western Wireless currently …
During the last year, industry has unveiled a host of new gadgets for advanced alphanumeric paging, voice paging and messaging services. SkyTel Corp. currently is marketing its SkyWriter two-way service …
NEW YORK-“We have learned a lot in our first year,” Dennis Foster, president of 360
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week vowed to continue efforts to eliminate market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and small businesses, a commitment mandated in the 1996 Telecommunications Act. In addition, …
ATLANTA-Electromagnetic Sciences Inc.’s EMS Wireless division received an order for personal communications services antennas from Omnipoint Communications Inc. EMS values the agreement at $325,000. The antennas will be installed in …
Industry is working to meet the first phase of new wireless 911 requirements this year to make an Oct. 1 government deadline. “Working out the exchange of information is the …
LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications Inc. is launching service in Green Bay, Wis., and opening a retail store in the Bay Park Square Mall. Airadigm’s service is branded Einstein PCS. The …
BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Corp. filed with the Federal Communications Commission for relief from what it calls outdated regulatory burdens. “Comsat is the only U.S. international communications carrier that is still regulated …
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Personal communications services provider Omnipoint Communications Services Inc. began operational roaming with Libertel in the Netherlands and Europolitan in Sweden. Although the companies’ networks operate in different frequencies, …
WASHINGTON-The paging industry urged the Federal Communications Commission last week to reject SBC Communications Inc.’s application to enter the long distance market, citing failure of the regional Bell telephone company …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Radio Messaging AB agreed to transfer all production and marketing rights for Ericsson’s RDS products to Cetronic AB. RDS is a subcarrier technology that is used in the …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden- L.M. Ericsson’s first quarter financial results produced net sales of $4 billion, a 36 percent increase from $2.9 billion during the same period a year ago. Net income …
DENVER-An affiliate of Dobson Communications Corp. acquired cellular assets from Horizon Cellular Telephone Co. of Hagerstown L.P. and Cumberland Cellular Partnership. Included in the acquisition are the Hagerstown, Md., metropolitan …
Frontier Cellular should have been included on RCR’s Top 20 Cellular Carriers list. The company had 233,199 subscribers for year-end 1996. Also, Comcast Cellular Communications Inc.s markets are in Delaware, …
NEW YORK-Comcast Cellular Holdings Inc., a newly formed holding company, plans to sell privately $900 million in senior unsecured notes that will be used to help repay the outstanding debt …
