MCLEAN, Va.-The McCaw family announced Monday an early commitment to exercise its option to acquire $232.5 million in Nextel common stock. The family also has agreed to provide Nextel with …
WASHINGTON-Local government officials have lashed out at Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt over letters he sent to them questioning antenna siting moratoria they have imposed. “It is extremely disconcerting …
Editor’s Note: As C-block winner Pocket Communications Inc. goes through its bankruptcy restructuring, RCR takes an in-depth look at how Congress, the FCC and Wall Street are addressing PCS auction …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-In a letter sent to President Clinton, Personal Communications Industry Association President Jay Kitchen urged the administration to consider the detrimental effect of an immediate Universal Service Fund obligation …
Dear Editor: I am the first one to criticize Mr. Silva when I think that he champions a topic that is detrimental to business in general and the wireless industry …
NEW YORK-Some 32 nations, companies and professional organizations have become initial signatories of an agreement to facilitate deployment of new global satellite systems by joining the International Telecommunication Union Memorandum …
Advanced network performance is a key factor for wireless carriers trying to pull ahead of the competition, says a Westford, Mass., producer of transmission equipment. Intraplex Corp. said it has …
NEW YORK-Mergers and acquisitions by U.S. companies appeared to be unaffected in the first quarter of this year by recent volatility in the equity markets and concerns about higher interest …
TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Mobilnet Inc. commercially launched digital cellular service in the Tampa Bay, Fla., area, marking the company’s fifth digital wireless deployment nationwide. The network uses Code Division Multiple Access …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-GTE Wireless selected Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s modular voice processing system for voice mail and enhanced services in GTE’s recently launched personal communications services networks in Cincinnati, Seattle and Spokane, …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Pan American Wireless Infrastructure Division signed a contract to supply Code Division Multiple Access equipment to Virginia PCS Alliance L.C. The companies value the contract at …
U S West Media Group and AirTouch Communications Inc. have signed a letter of intent that allows AirTouch to gain total ownership of U S West Media Group’s domestic cellular …
RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. and International Connectors and Cable Corp. have teamed up to develop a system of pay phones for remote locations where wireless and wireline service is …
Various projects popping up in Europe indicate the TETRA two-way radio standard is becoming an operational reality. In Germany, dominant cellular carrier T-Mobil has teamed up with equipment providers Motorola …
SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra Corp. launched its Telstra Iterra Digital satellite communications service in Australia, which will provide businesses with communications in the remote regions of the country. To activate Iterra Digital, …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Teledesic Corp. said it received approval for its low-earth-orbit satellite project from the Federal Communications Commission. The company plans to launch 840 LEO satellites to offer high-speed access to …
Julius Caesar had his ides of March. I had my ides of April, and I think it would have been cheaper for me this year to have just fallen on …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Asia Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group agreed to supply Total Access Communications System equipment and services to Eastern Communications Company Ltd. of China and Zhejiang Technical Import …
WASHINGTON-In the early to mid-1980s, the rush was on at the Federal Communications Commission to get cellular licenses in major metropolitan and rural areas issued as quickly as possible to …
STAMFORD, Conn.-Santa Cruz Cellular Telephone Inc. renewed its contract with International Data Systems Inc. through 2000 for service bureau billing services using the ITDS 10X integrated billing and customer management …
