EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-International Billing Services, a subsidiary of USCS International, has reached technology agreement with AT&T Corp. under which IBS will provide software technology that will aid AT&T in …
GTE Mobilnet Inc. is signing up customers in a new way, by mail order. Hello Direct Inc., which produces a catalog full of a various telecommunications and business products, will …
TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Corp. announced it has begun combining all of its services on one bill in the Tampa Bay area. Local, long distance, paging, Internet access and cellular services as …
NEW DELHI, India-Crompton Greaves Ltd. and Pertech Computers Ltd. of India, and the Korean consortium of Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd., Dacom Corp. and Hyundai Corp., have formed a joint …
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Inc. has partnered with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department to provide automated field reporting to officers. By using AT&T’s packet data network, officers will be equipped …
WASHINGTON-The first week of the D-, E- and F-block broadband personal communications services auctions moved along without much fanfare, either at the beginning of Round 1 or with the end …
WASHINGTON-The Clinton-Gore ticket is picking up endorsements from the high-tech community, despite policy differences earlier this year that threatened that support. A total of 75 high-tech firms from the Silicon …
The Clinton administration is crafting a plan to raise $500 million by auctioning spectrum in the 18 GHz band. The frequencies are lightly occupied today by digital electronic messaging systems, …
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. received an order for its Trilogue INfinity system from BellSouth Mobility DCS. Comverse said the system will allow BellSouth to provide a variety of enhanced telecommunications …
NEW YORK-A recent concerted industrywide effort among cellular carriers has reduced churn to an estimated 2 percent to 2.5 percent per month on average. But the battle is far from …
FORT WAYNE, Ind.-Centennial Cellular announced plans to establish a Midwest operations headquarters in Fort Wayne, Ind., that would employ 150 workers. Centennial said it will consolidate its three Fort Wayne …
SAN FRANCISCO-Cellular One in San Francisco, a partnership of AirTouch Communications Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., announced it is adding its own cellular long-distance service. Cellular One said customers …
WASHINGTON-Sixty-two banks participated in the syndication of a $750 million interim credit facility for Iridium L.L.C. To date, committed funds raised by Iridium total $2.65 billion, said the company. Chase …
WAKEFIELD, Mass.-Boston Technology Inc. announced it will provide its Access NP Network Services Platform to Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems. Southwestern Bell plans to use Boston Technology’s systems and software to …
SAN DIEGO-Berryman & Henigar and Com 2000+ L.L.P. have established a partnership providing wireless communications industry clients with a range of turnkey engineering and construction services in addition to other …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced its proportionate share of international cellular telephone customers served by its wireless systems in 11 countries outside the United States has surpassed 1 million subscribers. Wireless systems …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Cellular Corp. and Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. have launched a nickel-cadmium battery collection and recycling effort called Charge Up To Recycle. BSCC said all its retail stores will have …
MELBOURNE, Fla.-Go Wireless International and Harris Corp. announced a commercial relationship in which Harris will provide telephone switching equipment for Go Wireless’ prepaid cellular phone service. Harris has made an …
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Treasury will be receiving another auction-related windfall payment sometime in the near future when the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T Corp. and the General Accounting Office decide how much …
MCI Communications Corp. said its recent deal with NextWave Telecom Inc. isn’t just another resale agreement. “This will involve interconnection, and there is no reseller in the U.S. with interconnection,” …
