WASHINGTON-NextWave Personal Communications Inc. categorically denied it surpassed the federal rules regarding foreign ownership caps and outside control in a letter answering questions regarding its fitness to become a personal …
FCC employees were caught abusing cellular phone privileges. Big surprise. Actually, the FCC employees were doing the very thing that cellular carriers count on when customers sign up for wireless …
NEW YORK-The flow of venture capital into domestic companies in wireless-related industries reached $192 million during the third quarter, a $30 million increase compared with the prior quarter, according to …
CARMEL, Ind.-Ritron Inc. and Trident Micro Systems announced plans to codevelop and jointly market trunking products and systems. The alliance will integrate Trident’s PassPort npNTS trunking protocol and LTR expertise …
WASHINGTON-Incoming House telecommunications subcommittee head Billy Tauzin (R-La.) said he’s irked by the Federal Communications Commission’s 2.3 GHz auction plan. “It’s a real serious problem,” said Tauzin, in an interview …
WASHINGTON-President Clinton, with help from Japan, Canada, Australia and the European Union, snatched victory from defeat in winning support from Asia-Pacific leaders to end tariffs on telecommunications and information technology …
ATLANTA-Electromagnetic Sciences Inc.’s wireless division will provide its DualPol antennas throughout Sprint Spectrum L.P.’s personal communications services network. The DualPol antenna uses polarization diversity to provide the performance equivalent of …
SAN DIEGO-Sony/Qualcomm CDMA sales, a division of Qualcomm Personal Electronics, will supply Sony CM-D500 handsets for GTE Inc.’s launch of Code Division Multiple Access digital service in Austin, Texas. The …
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration has balked at a congressional request to make available classified National Security Council documents possibly tied to telecommunications trade and U.S. encryption policy that were removed from …
I’ve noted before that vendors of the personal Air Communications Technology protocol-one of the newest contenders for two-way paging and messaging systems, and being implemented by AT&T Wireless Services Inc. …
WASHINGTON–The Federal Communications Commission may delay implementation of the new hybrid radio frequency safety guideline that’s scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, according to an official. “I think there’s definitely …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Communications has halted 900 MHz private wireless licensing in a move that the industry suspects could lead to auctions, according to sources. A representative in the FCC’s …
NEW YORK-Cox Enterprises Inc. and Omnipoint Corp. seem likely to meet their December 1999 deadlines to deploy new technologies, a condition of their Federal Communications Commission pioneer’s preference licenses for …
Powertel Inc. added three new executives to its management team. Michael C. Lothspeich is the new vice president of sales in the company’s corporate office. He will be responsible for …
JACKSON, Miss.-A C-block licensee bidding in the D-, E- and F-block auction will consider using Global System for Mobile communications in the markets it hopes to win. Eldorado Communications L.L.C. …
Editor’s Note: The companies listed below are the current holders of A-, B- and C-block licenses for broadband personal communications services in the United States. Some of the companies have …
DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. added fax messaging and voice mail applications to its Norstar-PLUS system. Voice messaging applications allow users to reply to messages with one-touch callback, turn call forwarding on …
PHILADELPHIA-Bell Atlantic Corp. will assume management control over operations of Mexican cellular carrier Grupo Iusacell SA de C.V., according to a preliminary agreement between Bell Atlantic and the Peralta family. …
HELSINKI, Finland- Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Ltd. and the Fujian Post and Telecommunications Administration have signed an expansion contract for increased capacity, enhanced coverage and improved technology in Fujian and …
WASHINGTON-Commenters on both sides of the issue regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to kill its finder’s preference programs have one thing in common-their arguments all come down to money. …
