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Who’s the Federal Communications Commission fooling with all this talk of “designated entities,” or providing incentives-and frequencies-for small businesses, women and minorities in the upcoming PCS auctions? The FCC, a victim itself in all of this as a result of …

WASHINGTON-A New York federal judge last week refused to block the proposed merger between AT&T Corp. and McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., but agreed to a speedy trial of two regional Bell telephone companies’ lawsuit to halt the transaction on antitrust …

Washington – Clouding the Federal Communications Commision’s wireless agenda this fall is the uncertain fate of telecommunications reform legislation that could trigger scores of new rule makings with mandated deadlines costing $70 million to implement. If Congress approves the legislation, …

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Partnerships-even those between Bell companies and long-distance carriers-should be expected in today’s cut-throat telecommunications industry, said a spokesman for Sprint Corp. in response to reports the company may ally with two Bell companies. Sprint, the third largest long-distance carrier, reportedly …

What’s behind the recent wave of wireless mega-mergers and alliances? First, AT&T Corp. launched its bold acquisition of cellular leader McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., and MCI Communications Corp. responded by attempting to purchase a stake in enhanced specialized mobile radio …

Shareholders of Contel Cellular Inc. have filed two separate lawsuits in an attempt to block GTE Corp.’s $224 million bid to purchase the remaining 10 percent of the shares of Contel it doesn’t yet own. The lawsuits, filed in Delaware …