SAN JUAN, P.R.-In a move that could become a role model for other pocket phone carriers struggling to activate their cell sites, Centennial Cellular Corp. has executed an end-run around …
WASHINGTON-The growing furor over a former Commerce Department official’s alleged ties to questionable foreign campaign contributions and to possible White House influence in connection with trade missions prompted the Democratic …
The Canadian government is expected to decide soon if it should have a larger role in fostering competition among wireless providers. Regulation has been light in the past for the …
NOVEMBER 18 Local Number Portability: Implementation Strategies, by Bellcore. Washington, D.C. (800) 521-CORE. 18-19 Wireless Billing 1996, by the International Quality and Productivity Center. The Hyatt Arlington at Washington’s Key …
Service Merchandise has agreed to add store-within-a-store facilities to 131 of its locations to sell Wireless Communication Centers Inc.’s wireless communications services and products. Wireless Communication Centers is a subsidiary …
WASHINGTON-The pending $21 billion merger between MCI Communications Corp. and British Telecommunications plc will turn on a relatively new foreign ownership policy and be shaped by powerful political forces that …
LONDON-The wireless market in the Asia-Pacific region is surpassing fixed telephony, according to CIT Research Ltd. Despite demand for more landline telephones in the area, CIT said overall market penetration …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. and LG Electronics have entered a three-year agreement to bring FLEX paging technology to South Korea. LG Electronics said it will purchase more than 2000 units …
BOISE, Idaho-Several of Extended Systems Inc.’s JetEye wireless infrared products will be used in products set to debut next year. The infrared technology allows information to be transported over a …
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FAIRFIELD, N.J.-Personal Communications Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Electronics Communications Corp., has agreed to resell NextWave Telecom Inc.’s personal communications services. The company will sell the service nationwide, …
NEW YORK-Omnipoint Communications Inc. opened for business Nov. 14, but a full-scale promotional campaign for its first personal communications services network-in the New York City metropolitan area-won’t start for another …
A second cellular phone license probably won’t be awarded this year because the Luxembourg government has delayed approving critical telecommunications legislation. The small Western European country is fighting its telecom …
Two companies have increased their ownership in Italy’s second Global System for Mobile communications operator, Omnitel Pronto Italia. AirTouch Communications Inc. announced it purchased additional interests in Omnitel from Banca …
Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group licensed its FLEX technology to paging infrastructure manufacturers EcoSoft GTCO and Tecnomen Oy. EcoSoft said it will use the technology to make inexpensive paging …
Dear Editor: I am not surprised as I witness the state of affairs in the wireless industry regarding tower siting. The industry did believe the provisions contained in the Telecommunications …
WASHINGTON-Almost by default, GTE Corp.’s Government Systems division was awarded the General Services Administration’s eight-year post-FTS2000 federal wireless telecommunications services contract Nov. 12. Current FTS2000 service providers Sprint Corp. and …
WASHINGTON-After eight months of wrangling, the Federal-State Joint Board released its proposal Nov. 7 to ensure affordable telecommunications services to all consumers, including hospitals, libraries and schools. At first blush, …
California Microwave Inc. added $5 million to a satellite communications network project with Sudatel, a telecommunications service provider in Sudan. The contract, originally awarded during the second quarter of this …
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Ericsson Inc. announced it will provide AT&T Wireless Services Inc. with digital wireless phones. The agreement, which is the largest Ericsson has ever signed with any single …
