WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has been nominated for a Computerworld Smithsonian Award for developing and implementing its remote electronic auction system. The annual awards program, first introduced in 1989, has …
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.- DCN Wireless, a California-based wireless services reseller, will begin providing GTE Mobilnet Inc. service in the San Francisco area and Northern California. “Our decision to offer the …
Paging Network Inc. appointed Steven Cadwell vice president of national accounts to lead its National Accounts Direct division, which provides customized customer service, billing and pager distribution. Prior to joining …
FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc.’s Advanced Messaging Group completed a 900 MHz FLEX protocol-based paging system for National Network Communications Inc. National Network Communications will use the infrastructure to support its …
The Italian government announced it will merge Telecom Italia into Stet to form a single company called Telecom Italia, which will continue to control the country’s cellular operator Telecom Italia …
NEW YORK-If the conventional wisdom holds true that a rising tide lifts all boats, then wireless companies seeking to go public this year can take comfort in the results of …
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based In-Flight Phone Corp., the competitor to GTE Airfone Inc. for consumer air-to-ground communications, entertainment and information, quietly filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in a Delaware court. In-Flight …
SAN DIEGO-Pacific Bell Mobile Services Inc. is in the final stages of testing its ability to transmit data over the Global System for Mobile communications network. Pac Bell Mobile is …
The Federal Communications Commission granted GWI PCS Inc. the remaining 14 C-block personal communications licenses won last May. The markets had been on hold since that time because of an …
Simmonds Capital Ltd. said its wholly owned subsidiary, Midland International Corp., sold an 80 percent controlling interest in its European business to an undisclosed buyer. The transaction includes a license …
WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) has accused Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt of going forward with a plan to link schools and libraries to the Internet without …
NEW YORK- The media and telecommunications industry was pronounced “generally healthy” by a panel of Wall Street officials discussing new equity and debt issues at an Institute for International Research …
ATLANTA-World Access Inc. reported a 478 percent increase in net income in 1996 compared to 1995 figures. World Access develops, manufactures and markets wireless and wireline switching, transmission and access …
I had my own little paging fiasco this week. Cindy B. called. She wasn’t happy. Cindy sells auto rental insurance and works with many car dealers in Denver. She bought …
LONDON-The global mobile phone industry will grow almost 227 percent by 2000 and most growth in developing countries will be driven by domestic consumer demand, according to research conducted by …
U.S. Communications Inc. has spent $5 million during the last four years forming an in-store system designed to entice Kmart shoppers to sign up for wireless service. “We’ve got it …
This exclusive RCR five-part series highlights the results of the 1997 National Wireless Opinion Poll conducted by TynanGroup, Inc., of Santa Barbara, Calif., in December. Six hundred households were surveyed. …
WASHINGTON-Cellular subscriber growth is declining for the first time since 1983, according to a study conducted by the Strategis Group. Nearly 10 million subscribers were added in 1995, while only …
A white paper released by Allen Telecom Group’s Antenna Specialists Division indicates portable users of personal communications services may experience challenges when using a handset inside a vehicle. “The paper …
OAK BROOK, Ill.-Delta Air Lines elite-level SkyMiles members can earn miles by joining GTE Corp.’s Home & Office program by the end of April and making calls on GTE’s Airfone …
