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WASHINGTON-It is Congress, not the Federal Communications Commission, that makes telecom policy, according to one of the new FCC commissioners, Harold Furchtgott-Roth. The FCC “must simply follow the law as it is written by Congress in developing telecommunications regulation. We …

Formed to take advantage of the current round of consolidation in the paging industry, a fairly new company announced its first purchase-the paging assets and operations of Bell Atlantic Corp. The New Jersey-based company has not yet come up with …

WASHINGTON-Local government representatives and the wireless industry appear to be close to announcing procedures for local governments and industry to resolve disputes about siting wireless facilities. The Federal Communications Commission’s Local and State Government Advisory Committee hopes to announce a …

Now that the nation’s top wireless carrier and its second-largest cable TV company have announced plans to merge, industry watchers are speculating about how the companies might converge their networks. Dan Youmans, a spokesman for AT&T Wireless Services Inc., said …

The larger players in the paging industry have bellied up to the consolidation table and, with fork and knife in hand, are poised to dig in. Still digesting its acquisition of ProNet Inc., Metrocall Inc. said its next serving will …

DENVER, United States-Personal Communications Services (PCS) carriers have made significant inroads into the U.S. wireless telecommunications industry, weakening the entrenched cellular carriers’ net additions and driving down airtime prices. The total number of PCS subscribers in the States reached 3.1 …

DENVER, United States-Dramatic consolidation in the U.S. telecommunications industry has marked the first part of the year, topped off most recently with news the nation’s largest long-distance and wireless carrier, AT&T Corp., plans to buy the nation’s second-largest cable TV …

WASHINGTON-They announced it, delayed it, set deadlines and then extended them-each one of these at least once and often amid accusations of scandal and preferential treatment. Currently, the tender process for two 1.9 GHz PCS (Personal Communications Services) licenses to …

U.S. utility companies could become significant players in the wireless telecommunications industry in coming years if they can figure out the right strategy to enter the business. Analysts indicate utilities seriously are evaluating opportunities to branch out into the telecommunications …

“These things come together. You date and date and date and one day you decide to get married. One day you decide there’s enough chatting and you say, `Let’s get going.’ “-TCI President Leo Hindery. Leo and I have different …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada-Armed with nearly 300 attendees at its show, a new way to count the number of wireless data subscribers and strong evidence that Internet Protocol will be the backbone network for wireless data solutions, Wireless Data Forum …

AT&T Corp. last week stepped outside of the telecommunications industry to buy the nation’s second-largest cable company, Tele-Communications Inc. The move is the latest in a string of mega-mergers involving communications companies. The stock transaction, valued at $48 billion including …

Applied Cellular Technology Inc. received a letter of commitment for a $15 million unsecured line of credit from Boston’s State Street Bank and Trust Co.’s High Technology Lending Group. Proceeds from the line of credit, expected to close by June …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Bill Kennard, in a critical test of his leadership, plans an aggressive lobbying campaign to win support for a wireless local loop initiative that he believes will jump-start local competition even as others question its legality. …

DENVER-The Colorado State Patrol will launch a new program July 1 in conjunction with wireless carriers and VisionTek Inc. in an effort to combat aggressive driving. Motorists who witness “road rage” can dial *CSP on their wireless phone to reach …

It’s one thing to have lofty ambitions within the safe confines of executive boardrooms, but it’s quite another to let the world in on them. That’s what Philips Consumer Communications, a joint venture of Philips Electronics N.V. and Lucent Technologies …

WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. announced it has signed distribution agreements with 209 regional wireless service providers and roaming partners across the globe. The distribution agreements bring Iridium access to 72 million wireless subscribers, a population of 3.4 billion people, representing 60 percent …

BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications announced the first two-state wireless Phase 1 E911 deployment is up and routing E911 calls to public-safety agencies in Washington County, Ore., and in the Clark County area of southwest Washington. As of April 15, a 911 …

TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. launched its AT&T Page Partner + service, a package that allows a wireless phone and up to five pagers to be combined into one bill. The service contains two options. The Linked Advantage links the customer’s wireless …

NEW YORK-In a “three-peat” of its 1995 and 1996 performance, AT&T Corp. again took first place in revenues and net income among carriers last year, despite a marked decline in profits year-to-year. AT&T closed its last fiscal year with $51.32 …

ATLANTA-Wireless data’s success in the future depends on how easily users can access it, said some wireless executives last week at SuperComm ’98. Key executives from the wireless industry’s largest companies participated in a panel addressing the direction of the …

WASHINGTON-Four of the five members of the Federal Communications Commission have chosen to ignore wireless carriers in the ongoing debate over universal service funding. The one exception is FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth, who again last week stated emphatically that any …

NEW YORK-InfoTelecom of Cedex, France, recently began a pilot project in Irvine, Calif., home base for Cue Network Corp., to test what company executives say will be the first one-way digital voice paging available anywhere over FM subcarrier channels. A …

WASHINGTON-In an action that provides insight into the complex policy issues simmering beneath the surface of the fiery debate on local competition, the Federal Communications Commission quietly has rejected a bureau-level proposal to pre-empt states from heavily regulating fixed wireless …

Jeffrey L. Fuller resigned as president and chief executive officer of Transcrypt International Inc., following the company’s battery of recent problems. The company’s chairman, John T. Connor, was named interim CEO. The board of directors appointed a committee chaired by …