Noting the Federal Communications Commission recently ended state regulation of cellular service rates in California, AirTouch Cellular Communications Inc. announced lower prices and new service plans in its Los Angeles …
August is supposed to be a slow month in the nation’s capital, but even though Congress and the president are out of town there is movement on other fronts. There’s …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and Underwriters Laboratories certified Northern Telecom’s 1.9 GHz personal communications services network equipment, the company said. Nortel said its radio base station equipment, based on PCS …
Vigorous consolidation in the U.S. paging industry continues as MobileMedia Corp. closes its $188.5 million purchase of the paging and messaging business of South Carolina-based Dial Page Inc. The rest …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson has won a contract with Korea Telecom to provide the first phase of a mobile data network based on Mobitex technology. Korea Telecom, a government-run telecommunications company, …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. said it has begun testing switching equipment from AT&T Network Systems Inc. and L.M. Ericsson in two markets. McCaw plans to purchase $450 million dollars …
CHESAPEAKE, Va.-MAP Mobile Communications Inc. said it deployed the FLEX high-speed paging protocol from Motorola Inc.’s Paging Products Group on its nationwide alphanumeric paging network. “The rapid growth of our …
Six consortia met the August deadline to apply for Ireland’s second mobile phone license, which could be awarded by the Irish Department of Transport, Energy and Communications by the end …
Launching personal communications services with a multitude of standards may be the way for industry to sort out the benefits of each technology, but it could set consumers up for …
Korea Electric Power Corp. added eight sites to the existing four sites of its L.M. Ericsson Ltd. trunked system, which uses Enhanced Digital Access Communications System technology. Korea Electric hopes …
Groups battling for unlicensed spectrum at 5 GHz to create a high-speed data system agree there is industry support for such a service, but the details now are in the …
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration last week proposed revising its controversial Clipper chip proposal in a way that reduces federal government oversight without compromising law enforcement’s ability to conduct legal wiretaps. The …
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WASHINGTON-The entrepreneur block auction for personal communications services licenses that was to begin next week has been postponed again in what has turned into a legal quagmire and an embarrassing …
PITTSBURGH-Communications pioneer Jack N. Berkman, founder and chairman of The Associated Group Inc., died Aug. 3 at his New York City home. He was 90. Berkman led Associated Communications Corp. …
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt last week announced plans to reduce the agency’s work force by 10 percent as well as close certain field offices around the country. Hundt’s …
With numerous acquisition agreements in hand and others awaiting, ComTec International Inc. is pursuing business opportunities in specialized mobile radio and other wireline and wireless sectors. ComTec, formerly Nattem USA …
As major service providers work to gain position for the coming pocket-phone revolution, Sprint Corp. is letting loose of its cellular holdings in order to concentrate on its personal communications …
Editor’s Note: The RCR research and editorial departments have compiled this list of mobile satellite carriers based on survey responses and interviews with industry contacts. The chart is arranged alphabetically …
