IRVINE, Calif.-A federal court in Santa Ana, Calif. has ordered The Cellular Extension Co. to stop creating so-called “extension phones” that duplicate the electronic serial numbers from carrier-activated phones. In …
WASHINGTON-The House GOP strategy to reach out to voters this election year by repealing a 4.3 cents gasoline tax hike and underwriting forgone federal revenue by auctioning 35 megahertz of …
MUNICH-Siemens AG won contracts worth $64.7 million from the Iridium mobile phone network. Siemens said that Motorola Inc., which founded and leads the Iridium project, placed an order for 12 …
NEW YORK-ProNet Inc., one of the top 10 paging companies in the country, planned to sell concurrent stock and bond issues as early as last Friday. The common stock offering …
PortaCom Wireless Inc. signed an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Los Angeles-based Asian American Telecommunications Corp. PortaCom said it will issue a total of 25.5 million common …
WASHINGTON-DCR Communications has changed its name to Pocket Communications Inc. The Washington, D.C.-based firm, which walked away from the C-block spectrum auctions with personal communications services licenses for 43 markets, …
effrey Si;va Grumbling in private wireless land. The word is the refarming item that was anticipated for vote this month is being pushed back until fall, which could delay further …
WASHINGTON-The United States Telephone Association continues to fight against any federally mandated rollback or eradication of interconnection fees that wireless companies must pay to local exchange carriers to terminate wireless …
ATLANTA-Motorola Inc.’s Messaging, Information and Media Sector is forming a new Platform Software Division. The Atlanta-based division is chartered to develop and deliver an open software platform, including an operating …
WASHINGTON-Opinions are split when it comes to shortening the voluntary negotiation period between microwave incumbents and C-, D-, E- and F-block personal communications services licensees. Several commenters on the proposed …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said AT&T Wireless Services Inc. ordered more than one million of Lucent’s Time Division Multiple Access digital cellular phones to be supplied during the next …
WASHINGTON-California specialized mobile radio operator James A. Kay Jr. has lost his 18-month battle against the Federal Communications Commission, at least for the time being. According to a May 31 …
Digital TU-KA Chugoku Co. Ltd. launched commercial service in the Chugoku area of Japan, serving the capital city, major highways and the railway line. AirTouch Communications Inc. owns 4.5 percent …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications Inc. signed a letter of intent to provide unilateral roaming services in Canada to Hongkong Telecom customers. “Hongkong Telecom’s customers had expressed a desire …
So now the Federal Communications Commission is mandated to study market entry barriers faced by small businesses and entrepreneurs, which could lead to reviving bidding credits and other incentives for …
DENVER-Vari-L Company Inc. will supply Omnipoint Corp. with a series of miniature Voltage Controlled Oscillators for Omnipoint’s personal communications services systems, the companies announced. The companies said the VCOs are …
ATLANTA- BellSouth Mobility DCS (a subsidiary of BellSouth Corp.), Lucent Technologies Inc. and the Swiss PTT worked together to provide Global System for Mobile communications coverage at the 34th GSM …
Launching new technology into a market involves more than just technological know-how. The expectations of all parties must be managed in order to control the risks, analysts say. System operators …
It has been about seven years since the disintegration of the Soviet empire. During that time, some former Eastern bloc countries have built a thriving telecommunications business despite obstacles. Cellular …
NEW YORK-Group Communication Services, Canada’s second-largest specialized mobile radio operator, plans an initial public offering of common stock to help finance most of a major expansion project to deploy digital …
