WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission continued to clear out the backlog of old C-block personal communications services business by finally issuing most of Meretel Communications L.P.’s licenses, save the one property …
MONTREAL-Bell Canada International Inc., with its Indian partner, the Tata Group, launched the first mobile telephony network in Andhra Pradesh, India. The company, operating under the name Tata Communications, has …
WASHINGTON-A major breakthrough to erase telecommunications equipment tariffs by the year 2000 came last week when the European Union won political support from foreign ministers of EU member nations. The …
WASHINGTON-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas chose to trick rather than treat the Federal Communications Commission Oct. 31 when he wrote “application denied” on a request made by that agency …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson reported net sales of $4.28 billion for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up 19 percent from net sales of $3.59 billion during the third quarter 1995. …
A change in business strategy for Tele-Communications Inc. isn’t expected to shake up the basket of eggs for the wireless venture between Sprint Corp. and three cable companies. “We have …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS opened its Technology and Network Management Center in Lenexa, Kan. The center is home to 120 Sprint PCS employees and will serve as the nerve center …
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Skywire Corp. and Ameritech Cellular and Paging will jointly provide wireless monitoring for vending machines throughout the Midwest. The service will combine Skywire’s software package, called Vendview, and Ameritech’s …
LONG ISLAND, N.Y.-Affordable Message Center said it will offer Mercury Paging & Communications Inc. services to its New York and New Jersey resellers. Mercury Paging operates on the 931 MHz …
NEW YORK-The good news for emerging personal communications services players is that capital is available, and the investment community is bullish on wireless telephony as a general category. The bad …
SAN DIEGO-Pacific Communication Sciences Inc. will provide its Personal Access Link smart phone to TranSettlements Network Services for use in its Tracker Transportation Information System. TranSettlements provides value-added electronic data …
Arch Communications Group Inc. named Carol E. Burns vice president of human resources. Burns has been director of human resources since she started with the company in July 1995. Before …
NEW YORK-Will hardware yield to software for prepaid wireless services? Tecore, a Columbia, Md., technology company, is in business to facilitate the transition, which it believes is inevitable. The euphemistically …
NEW YORK-The new federal telecommunications law unleashed a flurry of mergers and acquisitions, but the true test of success will be profitability, not size. “The trend began three years ago, …
ATLANTA-MCI Communications Corp. said it added Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minn., to its cellular network. Customers will receive free cellular long distance calling from their home area for a limited time. MCI’s cellular …
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and NEC Corp. have teamed up to develop a core process for manufacturing integrated circuits with features as small as 0.18 microns. The current standard …
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WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission this week is expected to unveil a new plan to auction $3 billion of spectrum for wireless Internet access and other applications, according to officials. Bidding …
WASHINGTON-For years, wireless resellers have been fighting carriers, regulators and Congress for a little respect. In the future, they may command it. The infusion of spectrum, deregulation and competition is …
WASHINGTON-AT&T Corp. decided not to bid on a potentially lucrative government-wide wireless telecommunications contract, called Federal Telecommunications Service 2000, stating the procurement contract put forth by the General Services Administration …
