Here are sample quotes from respondents who were asked the question, “What are some of the most important disadvantages of the use of wireless phones?” ( Note: 30 percent of …

NEW YORK-Corporate bond default rates likely will rise moderately in 1997 after falling in 1996 to their lowest level in 15 years, according to Moody’s Investor’s Service Inc. Last year, …

Who’s running the Wireless Telecom Bureau? It’s not a rhetorical question. Over the past two years, or about as long as Reed Hundt has been FCC chairman and spectrum auctions …

NEW YORK-Honesty may not have been the best policy for Cellular Technical Services Co., a Seattle-based provider of cellular fraud prevention systems. If the securities analyst community has a mantra …

PICKERING, Ontario, Canada-Clearnet Communications Inc. announced it plans to acquire Mobilair Communications, the wireless communications division of Autostock Inc., to expand its MiKE specialized mobile radio network throughout Quebec. Clearnet …

If carriers want customers to pay for cutting-edge technology, they need to be willing to use the highest-end technology themselves to promote such products, said a Texas-based software creator. “We’ve …

Nearly a year ago, Glynn Ingram had an idea. He wanted to provide bundled telecommunications services to small businesses and consumers on one bill. So he and a few colleagues …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration’s balanced budget plan calls for $36 billion from expanded auctions over the next five years, a projection that raises key wireless policy questions. The initiative, which includes …

Globalstar L.P. said it plans to sell $250 million of senior notes due 2004 and warrants to purchase common stock of Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. in a private offering. The company …

WASHINGTON-“The Telecom Act was an act of Congress and not an act of God, so it will not be immediately perfect,” commented AT&T’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Allen …

A federal court mediation process is scheduled to begin next month between AirTouch Communications Inc. and Pacific Bell Mobile Services Inc. regarding phone promotion materials used in the San Diego …

CAMARILLO, Calif.-The Federal Communications Commission gave type approval to AML Communications Inc.’s broadband PCS 600 repeater. AML said production and delivery PCS 600 will begin this quarter. The product is …

IRVINE, Calif.-AirTouch Communications Inc. began offering caller ID to its analog customers in Los Angeles. It is available on certain phones manufactured by Audiovox Communications Corp., Motorola Inc. and Nokia …

ATLANTA-A split exists between industry reality and regulatory expectations for implementing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, according to a survey conducted by Deloitte & Touche L.L.P. The company said state …

This is the second 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, Calif., in …

NIXA, Mo.-Applied Cellular Technology Inc. will acquire an 80 percent interest in Signal Processors Ltd. based in Cambridge, England. The acquisition is expected to close during the first quarter ending …

SAN DIEGO-An innovation in wireless data was announced last week that could answer CDPD’s main problem: coverage. GTE Mobilnet Inc., Hughes Network Systems Inc. and Pacific Communications Sciences Inc. introduced …

WASHINGTON-With the wireless industry and hearing impaired community unable to agree on long-term solutions for hearing-aid compatibility and interference problems after more than a year of negotiations, federal regulators could …

NEW YORK-In its inaugural quarterly teleconference with the investment community, Omnipoint Corp. announced Jan. 31 the second straight year of losses but also numerous milestones passed en route to deployment …