GTE Wireless Inc. said it turned on service ahead of time in Cincinnati last week due, in part, to the existence of clear city zoning regulations. “I correctly advised [GTE] …

WASHINGTON-This may be the last year San Francisco will serve as the venue for the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s still-growing annual convention and exposition. Every square foot of the huge …

This is the fifth and last installment in the exclusive RCR five-part series highlighting the results of the 1997 National Wireless Opinion Poll conducted by TynanGroup, Inc., of Santa Barbara, …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. introduced its SuperFilter family of receiver filter subsystems. The SuperFilter offers advantages over conventional filter technologies in the areas of interference protection, range extension and …

NEW YORK-The injunction preventing Motorola Inc. from selling pagers that display NBA sports scores was overturned this month by a New York appeals court. The National Basketball Association sued Motorola …

WASHINGTON-Formulating future spectrum policy not only is a hot topic for those who must handle the regulatory and legislative aspects of parceling out channels, those that need more frequencies and …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-SMR Advisory Group signed a reciprocal roaming agreement with Incom Communications Inc. Both companies will market each other’s services and provide support in the 800 combined channels resulting …

WASHINGTON-Future auctions conducted by the Federal Communications Commission will be run by a standard laundry list of rules instead of a new set of rules formulated auction by auction. The …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology has requested comments from Qualcomm Inc. as to what action the OET should recommend to the commission concerning the FCC’s denial …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. finalized terms of its proposed placement of 5.75 percent Trust convertible preferred securities. The offering has been increased from $450 million to $550 million in gross proceeds …

NEW YORK-Qualcomm Financial Trust I, wholly owned by Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, plans to sell a $450 million issue of convertible preferred stock due 2012 to help finance the parent …

Ora Electronics Inc. announced its Signal Plus antenna performance kit, which the company said is designed to improve the performance of portable cellular telephones. Using a connector cable, users can …

Telephone and Data Systems Inc. elected George W. Off to its board of directors. He replaces Robert J. Collins who retired Jan. 7. Off will become chairman of the company’s …

The separate statement by embattled FCC Commissioner Rachelle Chong on the 2.3 GHz (auction it till it hertz) ruling last week helps explain why President Clinton should reappoint her for …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. has introduced two models of its S2000 family of micro base transceiver stations. The models, introduced at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, offer Global System …

WASHINGTON-The formal memorandum opinion and order regarding the award of NextWave Personal Communications Inc.’s long-awaited personal communications services licenses creates more questions than answers about the licensee’s foreign capitalization and …

Western Wireless Corp. added 51,500 wireless subscribers during the fourth quarter, for a total of 359,700 subscribers. Of the more than 51,000 new subscribers, 33,700 signed up for cellular service, …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced that its Wireless Message Gateway paging terminal now handles nearly 200 FLEX pages per second. The company said the Wireless Message Gateway product allows paging …

The wooden tower pole placed in Loveland, Colo., which was referred to in the laminated wood tower story on page 22 of the Feb. 17 issue of Radio Communications Report …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group signed an agreement with Alcatel Telecom that allows the companies to distribute each other’s telecommunications equipment including Code Division Multiple Access cellular and …