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NEW YORK-Even if it fails to acquire the radio-frequency licenses of NextWave Telecom Inc., Nextel Communications Inc. already owns sufficient spectrum to fulfill its 10-year business plan, according to its chief executive. Timothy M. Donahue, Nextel president and chief executive …

Sprint Corp. is in deep negotiations with owners of Mexican wireless operator Pegaso PCS to gain a stake in the carrier, sources close to the companies say. An ownership agreement would give Sprint, which agreed to merge with MCI WorldCom …

LAS VEGAS-While the growing convergence between the computer and wireless industries has made headlines in wireless industry press and generated great excitement at wireless trade shows, the issue remains somewhat of a footnote within the computer industry. At last week’s …

WASHINGTON-In a major setback to Bell Atlantic Mobile and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the Virginia Supreme Court ruled wireless carriers must have local approval to erect towers on state-owned property. The decision complicates a 1997 agreement by the Virginia Department …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration, bowing to industry pressure here and across the Atlantic, last week signaled for the first time a willingness to consider supporting global harmonization of third-generation mobile spectrum at next year’s World Radiocommunication Conference in Turkey. “We’ve started …

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STAMFORD, Conn.-AT&T Corp. jumped from fifth to second place in Corporate Branding L.L.C.’s latest annual ranking of telecommunications companies, the firm said. Motorola Inc. retained the study’s top spot, while GTE Corp. was bumped from second to third. “Acquisitions and …

It could have been an isolated path for TDMA operators going forward as they struggled for economies of scale in their businesses, but with a new agreement with the GSM Association, the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium hopes to gain access …

LOS ANGELES-Econ One Research’s latest monthly survey of wireless-phone service prices showed that some carriers charge up to twice as much for the same service in one city as they charge in another. The economic research and consulting firm’s October …

Fear over Y2K effects has become quite a boon for the satellite telecommunications industry, even during a time when a negative cloud looms over the industry in light of Iridium L.L.C.’s bankruptcy woes. The blessing came by accident. Satellite companies …

CHICAGO-A wireless network benchmarking study comparing the call quality of digital and analog cellular and personal communication services networks in metropolitan Manhattan found the Code Division Multiple Access network recorded the best mean quality score and the lowest number of …

Tessco Tessco Technologies Inc. appointed Kevin P. Demery vice president and unit director of product and brand development. He will be responsible for electronic commerce, product management, strategic planning and all marketing communications. Demery has held senior sales and marketing …

NEW YORK-Through an underwriting syndicate led by Salomon Smith Barney, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. plans to sell up to 982,000 shares of stock, the Japan Ministry of Finance announced late last month. The sale, which is to include 131,000 …

NEW YORK-Landline replacement, the Holy Grail of wireless telephony, received a boost from an array of forces unleashed simultaneously into the communications environment. This is not a high-stakes game of winner takes all, however. Telecommunications providers are learning more about …

NEW YORK-A key component of the IMT-2000 global wireless third-generation standard that the International Telecommunication Union evaluated this month comes from the kind of small, entrepreneurial company whose voice is often drowned out in this type of process. Golden Bridge …

WASHINGTON-While lawmakers and industry executives debated the proposed $130 billion merger between MCI WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp.-the largest transaction in history-Senate Judiciary Committee Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced legislation last week to relax regulatory and financial requirements for smaller mergers. …

WASHINGTON-When it comes to spending money to open doors and change hearts and minds in official Washington, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association is King of the Hill. As a wireless trade association, CTIA is without peer-a lobbying juggernaut. Money appears …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas-SBC Communications Inc. said it agreed to acquire Radiofone Inc., which serves more than 200,000 wireless customers in Louisiana and Michigan. Once the transaction is completed, SBC said it will begin deploying digital wireless services in Radiofone service …

Some confusion exists in the wireless industry over whether mobile-phone-component shortages are affecting the handset supply in the United States. Major handset suppliers say they aren’t struggling with component shortages, but one major carrier said its lower subscriber additions in …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless Communications Division elected Jim Caile of Motorola Inc. and Peter MacLaren of Nortel Networks as its new chairman and vice chairman, respectively. Jesse Russell of AT&T Corp. had been the chairman of the division …

American Tower Corp. reported strong third-quarter results, including improvements in net income and increases in revenues. The company said its revenues increased 121 percent to $67.5 million for the third quarter, ended Sept. 30, from revenues of $30.5 million for …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced a new service plan for its Digital One Rate program. The carrier said it offered a calling plan last week for up to 300 minutes of wireless airtime, with no roaming or long-distance charges, …

American Tower Corp., the tower industry’s heavyweight with nearly 10,000 towers in its portfolio, began as something of an afterthought. “Our tower roots go back to my cable television days when companies like Motorola started coming to us looking to …

NEW YORK-The irony inherent in the proliferation of communications devices and technologies is the difficulty of getting them to interact with home base. Therein lies a business opportunity for MobileSys Inc., a Mountain View, Calif., start-up that provides middleware. Its …

NEW YORK-Triton PCS Holdings Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate, and US Unwired Inc., a Sprint PCS affiliate, were more successful than they anticipated in their capital raising efforts. Triton, based in Malvern, Pa., had hoped to raise $125 …