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 …

SAN DIEGO-The National Dispatch Center Inc. said it will provide international call routing for GlobalRoam, the international cellular roaming service scheduled to be introduced by GTE Mobilnet Inc. in the …

WASHINGTON-Resale could become a powerful force in wireless telephony in the coming years, bringing an odd mix of competition and commerce to facilities-based carriers. Resale has experienced modest success in …

WASHINGTON-Congress is studying different approaches to spectrum reform in light of the $14 billion that lawmakers and the Clinton administration hope to extract from the airwaves during the next seven …

DALLAS-The number of players in the paging industry continues to shrink with Paging Network Inc.’s latest series of acquisitions. PageNet recently paid $6 million for the transmission network and operating …

JACKSON, Miss.-MobileComm is introducing CityLink Now&Then, designed to meet the needs of infrequent travelers. Customers who are going outside of their local coverage area can activate the service via the …

The dirty little secret is the $7 billion auction of broadband personal communications services licenses was not necessarily a big success. Reed Hundt, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, would …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Ltd. will provide Star Digitel with a Time Division Multiple Access digital cellular phone system valued at $24 million under the terms of a three-year supply agreement. Star …

A new company led by industry veteran Allen Salmasi is poised to bid in the entrepreneurial auction for personal communications services licenses, with plans to build a network based on …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering abandoning the 220-222 MHz test-bed for narrowband technology in favor of a flexible licensing scheme that would permit alternative technologies for services other than …

WASHINGTON-MCI Communications Corp. turned itself into a national wireless powerhouse last week by signing cellular resale agreements with AT&T Corp., GTE Corp., BellSouth Corp., Frontier Corp. and the AirTouch Communications …

WASHINGTON-Commercial wireless carriers last week fought off a challenge by two Virginia congressmen and local government officials to kill the antenna siting amendment in the House telecommunications reform bill. The …