ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Cook Inlet Region Inc. of Alaska has formed a limited partnership with BellSouth Corp. to pursue personal communications services licenses in the upcoming designated-entity auction. Cook Inlet Region, which …
The resignation of two Comcast Corp. representatives from Nextel Communications Inc.’s board of directors and Comcast’s request to register its Nextel stock for sale are part of a shift from …
Industry executive Chuck Parrish last month announced his resignation as general manager of GTE Corp.’s mobile data services, a part of GTE Mobilnet, in order to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities in …
Imagine needing to install a different type of electrical outlet to plug in your toaster, stereo and each lamp you own. Sounds crazy doesn’t it? Until recently, many cellular phone …
NEW YORK-Cellular Communications International Inc. obtained a commitment from DLJ Bridge Finance Inc. to purchase up to $80 million in the aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes. The money …
6-8 Mobile World Conference and Exposition, by Digital Consulting Inc. Infomart, Dallas. For information call (508) 470-3880. 6-9 Next Generation Networks ComForum and TecForums, by International Engineering Consortium. Ramada Inn, …
EDS Personal Communications announced a four-year agreement of provide a wireless billing consolidation system to McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. for the company’s National Acocounts Services group. The system will allow …
DENVER-An entrepreneur of cellular and personal communications services, J. Shelby Bryan was named chief executive officer of Denver-based IntelCom Group Inc., a teleport and local competitive access provider. William Becker, …
WASHINGTON-Thomas J. Bliley Jr. never strayed far from home, which for the powerful Republican chairman of the House Commerce Committee is historic Richmond, Va., where the tobacco industry, statues of …
WASHINGTON-The wireless telecommunications industry is finding out once again about the wondrous ways and means of lawmakers and lobbyists, and the institution they share-Congress. Every day is a new day …
Late last month, Paging Network Inc. passed the 5 million subscriber mark, yet another milestone for a company that seems unstoppable. The nation’s leading paging provider has a subscriber base …
SAN FRANCISCO-Personal communications services customers of Pacific Bell Mobile Services and Omnipoint Corp. in California and New York, respectively, will be able to access the services and convenience they receive …
Under a five-year, $300 million contract, Ericsson Inc. has been named the equipment supplier for Pacific Bell Mobile Services’ B-band personal communications services networks in California and Nevada. PCS service …
Creating a nongovernmental United States Numbering Association to administer phone numbers will offer “an independent administrator, with a neutral governing board for which all carriers will be eligible,” said the …
It is not an understatement to say The Progress & Freedom Foundation’s plan to abolish the Federal Communications Commission within three years and replace it with a smaller office in …
NEWARK, N.J.-The New Jersey State Police arrested three individuals suspected of running a cellular telephone fraud operation. Jose Guzman, Edgard DeAza-Berroa and Nancy Franceschi were arrested May 18 after an …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will vote next week on positions the United States may take at a major international conference in Geneva this fall, amid charges that the microwave and …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. introduced its One Touch advanced messaging service combining the benefits of nationwide paging services with the flexibility of a single telephone number. The company said One Touch …
The purchase of Nationwide Cellular Service Inc. is a good short-term strategy for MCI Communications Corp., but the nation’s second largest long-distance company will need to acquire some infrastructure to …
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ordered Bell Mobile Communications Inc. to “cease discriminating unjustly” against Invoice Reduction Services Ltd.-a company that wants to offer discounted cellular service to a …
