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The extension phone business may be returning from a lull. Recent advertising by California Grapevine Communications states, “Don’t let the carriers violate your rights. The cellular monopolies and their lobbyists are controlling the entire communications industry for their profit at …

WASHINGTON-More than half of wireless subscribers and 40 percent of non-users expressed an interest in two-way wireless e-mail, representing a potential market of 44.3 million users, according to a study conducted by The Strategis Group. The study, Wireless Internet and …

Xypoint Corp. named Jim Thornton chief financial officer with responsibility for all accounting, administration, human resources, risk management and treasury functions. Prior to joining the company, Thornton was president and chief executive officer of Ventana Corp. Before that he was …

“This is a fight for the total telecommunication system, and we’re not going to play defense,” said John E. Rooney from his new office as president of Ameritech Consumer Services. Rooney has been president of Ameritech Cellular and Paging since …

PHILADELPHIA-Sprint Spectrum L.P. launched service in Philadelphia on April 3, now the 20th market in which the carrier offers service. The Philadelphia major trading area license actually is held by PhillieCo L.P., a consortium of three Sprint Spectrum L.P. owners-Sprint …

Timing, surprise and troop strength. These are the tools used by military leaders worldwide to fight a war, and the same methods should be expected from personal communications services carriers in their bloody battle for market share. First, you must …

Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile began integrating DSC Communications Corp.’s INfusion Signal Transfer Point W/2 into its cellular network. The INfusion STP W/2 provides packet switching of Signaling System 7 signaling messages for basic and advanced services such as call set-up, …

If you look at maps of the United States that depict the 1900 MHz coverage for the nation’s three primary digital standards, it appears each standard will cover a great deal of the country. In the future, that is, because …

Cellular One offers DPCS in Bay area Cellular One said it will begin offering digital cellular service branded Digital PCS in the San Francisco Bay area today. In conjunction with the launch, Cellular One is premiering a simplified rate plan …

There are times when RCR staffers stop chasing stories and just sit around to debate the state of telecommunications. When the rumors about a Cable & Wireless takeover of Sprint began surfacing, all we could do is lay back in …

To those Europeans who scoff at Americans and their (too) many wireless standards choices, we now have a response: FLEX. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has decided not to deploy personal Air Communications Technology two-way paging technology in its markets. For …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reversed course in narrowband personal communications services, resolving not to deploy services using the personal Air Communications Technology advanced paging protocol. AT&T Wireless said it still supports the technology development of pACT, but the turnabout could …

One clear strategy in marketing wireless phones to consumers is keep it simple. The phone is not just a business tool but an easy, fun device that keeps you in touch and could save your life. But how simple is …

Brazil is in the wireless spotlight. Demand is high, penetration is low and growth in all sectors is being fueled by deregulation and a stronger economy. Brazil’s current annual cellular growth rate is about 70 percent. The number of subscribers …

NEW YORK-SBA Communications Corp., a tower site development and management company, announced March 14 it had raised $50 million to help it enter the site ownership business through acquisition and construction. Institutional investors ABS Capital Partners, TA Associates and The …

HARRISBURG, Pa.-A new Pennsylvania training program designed to help police officers crack down on illegal duplication and use of cellular phones drew praise from state Sen. Christine Tartaglione last week. Tartaglione has first-hand knowledge of cellular fraud. She twice has …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest resellers of cellular service in the United States. Rankings are based on the total number of cellular resale subscribers reported by each company. Personal communications services was not included because …

WASHINGTON-Vice President Gore’s major-and questionably legal-role in Clinton administration fund raising raises more questions about whether telecommunications and trade policies continue to be compromised by campaign contributions from donors seeking a lane on the Information Superhighway. Gore, the most influential …

USCI Inc. named Albert Bodamer senior vice president of Ameritel Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of USCI. He will be responsible for all operational aspects of Ameritel. Bodamer previously served as vice president and general manager for PriCellular Corp.’s …

In January, Greg Rosston and Jeff Steinberg released a staff working paper that clearly articulated how a market-based approach to spectrum management would maximize the public interest. That report informed my congressional testimony on spectrum management in February. The article …

What began as a Craig McCaw idea became a definitive project for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last week when the company announced plans to deploy a proprietary fixed wireless technology that could effectively cut into local home telephone service. The …

Metawave Communications Corp. named Vito Palermo senior vice president and chief financial officer, with responsibility for the company’s financial and administrative operations including accounting, treasury, financial planning, investor relations and human resources. Most recently, Palermo served as vice president and …

The clear leader in innovation as honored at the third annual Mobile Insights Mobility Awards dinner was Palm Computing Inc.’s Pilot organizer, a diminutive device that currently has no wireless access. Jeff Hawkins, Palm’s chief technical officer, was named industry …

Four years ago Systems/Link Corp. introduced RoamEx, which “allowed carriers with fraud problems in big cities access to what was going on,” said Diane Sammer, president of Systems/Link. Today RoamEx is rapidly becoming the ticket to global roaming. RoamEx exchanges …

Operators with new 1900 MHz personal communications services networks need add-on services that are meaningful revenue generators and offer something customers repeatedly need, says one such service provider. “The cost of acquiring a subscriber can be as low as $300 …