NEW YORK – A group of C-block bidders who backed out of that Federal Communications Commission auction have assembled a venture capital pool for investments targeted primarily at F-block winners. …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-The Portable Computer and Communications Association said it will meet Jan. 15 in the Seattle area to form a Handheld PC Steering Committee and working subcommittees. PCCA President …
JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Corp. issued a statement apologizing for inadvertently paging 100,000 customers, which resulted in frenzy of calls and more pages. A customer service representative had programmed a pager for …
NEW YORK-“Within three years, PCS will take the market away from local paging in the top 40 markets,” predicted Gordon Kaiser, chief executive officer of Cue Network Corp., a unique …
WASHINGTON – Following up on a spate of concerns put forth by his constituents nationwide, Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association President Tom Wheeler has asked Wireless Bureau Chief Michele Farquhar for …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group provided the Code Division Multiple Access system used in Cellular One’s Jan. 1 launch of digital service in Phoenix. Motorola said …
JANUARY 16-17 Expanding and Enhancing Wireless Emergency Services, by AIC Conferences. Vista Hotel, Washington, D.C. (800) 409-4AIC. 19-22 19th Annual Pacific Telecommunications Conference, by the Pacific Telecommunications Council. Sheraton Waikiki …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced a public tender offer to purchase 54 percent to 64 percent of Peruvian communications company Tele 2000. The bid is contingent upon BellSouth acquiring at least 54 …
HOLLAND, Mich.-Johnson Controls, Motorola Inc. and HighwayMaster launch-ed AutoLink, an intelligent communications system that links subscribers to roadside assistance services, emergency response services, Global Positioning System navigation support, theft notification …
WASHINGTON-The restart of the D-, E- and F-block personal communications services license auction in the new year has begun not with a bang but with a trickle. New bids and …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems launched wireless service last week in Arkansas. The company acquired the Arkansas markets from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in August. Southwestern Bell said it …
HICKSVILLE, New York-American Alpha Dispatch Services Inc., which provides alphanumeric transcription services to the paging industry, introduced a new caller ID feature to its services. When the company sends a …
The Palestine Telecommunications Co. is looking for a turnkey provider to design and supply a Global System for Mobile communications network in the areas of Palestinian Authority. Paltel is a …
California Microwave Inc.’s Microwave Network Systems division won a contract from Cellcom Israel Ltd. to expand its Time Division Multiple Access cellular network. California Microwave said it values the contract …
NEW YORK-WinStar Communications Inc. acquired Milliwave L.P., a 38 GHz license holder for 80 markets covering 160 million people, for $40 million in cash and $75 million in stock. The …
MOSCOW-Vimpel Communications received clarification from the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation concerning licensing policies and frequency allocations for cellular communications in the Moscow area. In a letter to …
An ugly trend of rewarding those who break the rules is taking place in Washington. One need look no further than Congress, which appointed Newt Gingrich Speaker of the House …
rederick M. Joyce, Esq. It is a time-worn political axiom that no candidate ever lost a vote by speaking in favor of Mom, apple pie, and the American flag. In …
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it has completed construction of a $1 million paging system in Shanghai, China, that can handle 1.2 million subscribers. The company said it …
