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NEW YORK-In what its chief executive, Gordon Kaiser, is calling a first, Cue Network Corp., Irvine, Calif., announced it will offer voice paging over FM subcarrier channels by mid-1998. Another first, according to Kaiser, is that the voice paging services …

CERRITOS, Calif.-Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. introduced the PayFirst prepayment plan to its wireless subscribers. Before each call, PayFirst sends a voice message that updates users on the number of prepaid minutes available. Users also can find out the number …

Overall wireless pricing has decreased between 4.4 percent and 20.3 percent in the United States since the end of the second quarter, according to a survey conducted by Robinson-Humphrey Co. L.L.C. “I think the reason for that is some of …

Although it has been months since AT&T Wireless Services Inc. dropped all plans for services using the personal Air Communications Technology advanced paging protocol, some talk remained about pACT Vendor Forum members seeking other customers for the technology they invested …

With so many wireless carriers competing for potential customers, marketing techniques have become an important tool to attract clients. One of the more recent marketing trends seems to be the phenomenon of corporate sponsorships-companies donating money and products to community …

Imagine driving around in an area unfamiliar to you and being able to locate the nearest hotel or fast-food restaurant or determine surrounding traffic and weather conditions using a wireless phone. The same technology that is mandated by the Federal …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced Digital PCS service at 1900 MHz in the metropolitan areas surrounding Philadelphia, Washington, D.C./Baltimore and Charlotte, N.C. The carrier is offering Ericsson Inc.’s dual-band dual-mode handsets LX 100 and LX 77. Dual-mode handset users …

The contentious and controversial tender for a pair of much-wanted personal communications services licenses in Argentina became even more rowdy last week when two companies with strong ties to the country’s current telecom providers entered the fray. The new bidders …

Tectonic Engineering Consultants P.C. named Robert E. Lister a supervising engineer, with responsibility for the structural design and analysis of buildings, infrastructure projects and wireless communication facilities. A licensed professional engineer, Lister most recently was responsible for the construction buildout …

L.M. Ericsson signed three contracts valued at $223 million to expand Global System for Mobile communications and Total Access Communications System mobile networks in China. The first contract, signed with the Guangxi Posts and Telecommunications Administration of Guangxi Province, includes …

MCI Communications Corp., which last week found itself with a third suitor in GTE Corp., may finally have an opportunity to enter the wireless arena in more than a reseller role. GTE, which owns cellular licenses in several metropolitan statistical …

NEW YORK-Competition, as intended, is causing the telecommunications pie to enlarge. But it also is creating numerous consolidation plays among carriers as they strive for dominance and economies of scale within and across borders. “You have to wonder where it’s …

WASHINGTON-Following the House’s lead, three Senate lawmakers have introduced legislation to curb frivolous class-action securities lawsuits against high-tech firms. Such cases have migrated to state courts since a 1995 law made it more difficult to bring such litigation to federal …

With cellular, personal communications services and enhanced specialized mobile radio providers vying for an estimated 14 million new customers in 1997, the wireless industry is expected to end this year with more than 58 million subscribers-a 32 percent annual gain, …

NEW YORK-Expanding an offering available to corporate customers for the last year, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last week introduced its PocketNet service, which allows Internet access from analog cellular phones, to retail customers. The service, with an air link secured …

NEW YORK-In a public offering scheduled for late this month, Italy’s Treasury Ministry will sell its remaining 35.7 percent stake in Telecom Italia, the government agency announced Oct. 5. The company’s profits for the first seven months of 1997 totaled …

WASHINGTON-Wireless resellers have interconnection rights that have been ignored by carriers and federal regulators said an industry coalition, including surprise MCI Communications Corp. suitor WorldCom Inc., in a brief filed in federal appeals court. The Federal Communications Commission “has inexplicably …

Lai treated poorly in cancer article Dear Editor: I must say I am very concerned with your article entitled “Scientist faults claim on cell phones and memory loss.” I understand you spoke to Henry Lai last week and you never …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Triton PCS formed a joint venture agreement that will expand AT&T’s digital coverage in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, the Washington-Baltimore corridor and Georgia. The agreement calls for Triton to obtain financing and build out …

WorldCom Inc.’s surprise bid to acquire MCI Communications Corp. has touched off speculation of other possible mergers, including widely reported talks between AT&T Corp. and GTE Corp. Neither GTE nor AT&T would comment on the speculation, but several analysts said …

SAN FRANCISCO-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. selected San Francisco-based information service provider Inquisit Inc. to provide information services to its PocketNet subscribers. Inquisit commercially launched its service this month. According to the agreement, Inquisit will provide AT&T PocketNet users with real-time …

MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc. announced it signed a contract valued at $2.1 million with AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Taiwanese partner, Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. The order for LCC’s field measurement equipment represents the largest in the company’s history for …

WorldCom Inc. last week made an unsolicited offer to merge with MCI Communications Corp. in a deal that would eclipse British Telecommunications plc’s planned acquisition of MCI, which has been in the works for nearly a year. If approved, the …

Confirming rumors that have been circulating for weeks, Teligent LLC announced that Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. of Japan has agreed to make a $100 million strategic investment in the company. Teligent’s parent companies, The Associated Group Inc. and Digital …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Southwestco Wireless L.P. have agreed to settle their highly emotional dispute over in-market roaming in Phoenix. The companies have resumed reciprocal cellular roaming under a new agreement and entered into a tentative settlement to resolve …