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Telephone and Data Systems Inc. elected George W. Off to its board of directors. He replaces Robert J. Collins who retired Jan. 7. Off will become chairman of the company's stock option compensation committee and its audit committee. Off is president, chief executive officer...

AIRTOUCH OFFERS ANALOG CALLER ID

IRVINE, Calif.-AirTouch Communications Inc. began offering caller ID to its analog customers in Los Angeles. It is available on certain phones manufactured by Audiovox Communications Corp., Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp.When service is used with a message feature, customers have the option of letting...

AUDIOVOX UPCOMING RESULTS WILL SHOW IF STRATEGY SHIFT WORKED

The hefty number of strong, new competitors entering the handset market doesn't intimidate longtime terminal supplier Audiovox Communications Corp."Look how many have exited in recent years, like Clarion, Sharp, Panasonic, Sanyo, NovAtel," said Philip Christopher, president and chief executive officer of the Hauppauge, N.Y.-based...

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PanaVise Products Inc. debuted PortaGrip 2000, a cellular phone holder that features four-way adjustability. The side jaws move back and forth, while the support slide moves up and down, the company said. PortaGrip adjusts to hold any size or shape cellular phone. Three models...

AUDIOVOX SEEKS APPROVAL ON SWAP

NEW YORK-Audiovox Corp. will seek shareholder approval next month to exchange outstanding debt for common stock in order to improve its financial strength and meet growth objectives.Headquartered in Hauppauge, N.Y., Audiovox markets cellular telephones and accessories and automotive aftermarket products.All shareholders of record as...

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Powertel, a wholly owned subsidiary of InterCel Inc., launched its personal communications services network in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and plans to launch service by Oct. 30 in Memphis, Tenn. PCS service began in Montgomery, Ala., and Jacksonville Fla., earlier this month, the company said. Several...

ILLUMINET PROVIDES RESALE PRODUCTS TO PCS CONSORTIUM

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet announced members of its personal communications services consortium may obtain wireless rechargeable battery packs, power cords, hands-free kits and other wireless accessories for resale from Direct Power Plus Inc.The agreement with Direct Power is part of Illuminet's PCS Procurement Services program, which...

N.J. CDMA COMES IN CLEAR IN COLORADO

TRENTON, N.J.-To paraphrase an old Barbra Streisand song, "On a rainy day, you can hear forever," even when making a call to Colorado from a car parked beneath a water tower in the state capital of New Jersey.That's the sound quality of a brief...

GEMINI WILL SUPPLY ACCESSORY PRODUCTS TO AT&T WIRELESS

CLIFTON, N.J.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has selected Gemini Industries Inc. to manage and supply the company's Universal Accessory Program. Gemini will supply all of the accessories for cellular phones marketed by AT&T Wireless.The new cellular accessory line will be marketed in AT&T's brand packaging...

GTE MOBILNET AND HELLO DIRECT PARTNER FOR CATALOG CELLULAR SALES

GTE Mobilnet Inc. is signing up customers in a new way, by mail order. Hello Direct Inc., which produces a catalog full of a various telecommunications and business products, will begin featuring GTE's cellular service in its Fall '96 catalog, along with several cellular...

TAKING BACK ITS PATENT, TELULAR CREATES NEW TIES

After rescuing one of its core patents from bankruptcy court, Telular Corp. is charging back into the wireless data market with a new strategic alliance.The Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based company's AXCELL wireless data interface provides for portable fax and data transmission over the cellular network."We...

CELLSTAR READY TO UNLOAD ITS SAM’S KIOSK BUSINESS

CellStar Corp. said it has a tentative Fortune 500 buyer for its kiosk business located in 347 Sam's Club stores nationwide, the expenses of which led to the company's disappointing first-quarter results.The investment community had estimated CellStar's net income would be at least $5...

TWO CARRIERS ACTIVATE AUTHENTICA TION

Cloners beware, Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. are active with authentication technology-each carrier in two markets."We've taken the next step from protection to prevention. It's like a little Fort Knox for your phone," said Steve Fleischer, general manager of corporate...

CELLULAR FIRMS UNDAUNTED BY MANUFACTURING FALL-OFF

The president of a Colorado-based rural cellular operator "emphatically refutes" claims by analog handset manufacturers that cellular growth is slowing, suggesting instead that low phone prices and the battle for market share are responsible for unwelcome pressure on manufacturing revenue."The number of subscribers continues...

HANDSET MANUFACTURERS SEARCHING TO FIND NICHE JRC ANNOUNCES REORGANIZATION

NEW YORK-Faced with falling cellular phone prices and formidable competition by the four heavyweight handset manufacturers, smaller, Japanese-based players are pursuing other options in the U.S. marketplace."It's going to be a brutal year," said Francis McInerney, a principal of North River Ventures, New York....

FUJITSU TO STOP PRODUCING ANALOG CELLULAR HANDSETS

Having grown weary of competing in the increasingly commoditized market for analog cellular telephones, Fujitsu Network Transmission Systems Inc. is retrenching and restructuring its phone division in hopes of making a comeback with digital.The Richardson, Texas-based company will wind down the production of its...

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Happy New Year!The mark of a new year tradition ally brings resolutions for the fu ture and reflections on the past. That holds true for the wireless industry as well.What will 1996 bring this indus try? Some early economic indicators the most publicized being...

CHEAPER CELL PHONE PRICES A FACTOR IN SLOWER GROWTH

The cellular industry's major handset manufacturers reported lower growth figures in third quarter reports, a sign that the wireless phone industry could be slowing down in the United States.Low cellular phone prices were one of the contributing factors that led to the slower growth...

AUDIOVOX TO DISTRIBUTE PHONES TO PCS PRIMECO

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Cellular Communications received a 13-month contract to sell 500,000 cellular phones to PCS PrimeCo, the joint services organization of AirTouch Communications Inc., U S West Inc., Bell Atlantic Corp. and Nynex Corp.Three supply contracts were issued by PrimeCo; Motorola Inc. and Nokia...

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Close Close 52-weekExch. Company 11/28 12/13 High LowOTC A+ Communications* 12.75 13.25 15.50 7.50OTC Adage Inc. 4.75 4.63 7.13 4.25NYS AirTouch 26.75 ...

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Close Close 52-WeekExch. Company 9/11 9/26 High LowOTC A+ Communications 11.00 12.50 19.00 7.50OTC Adage Inc. 5.25 5.00...

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Close Close 52-WeekExch. Company 8/29 9/11 High LowOTC A+ Communications 10.75 11.00 19.00 7.50OTC Adage Inc. 4.75 5.25...