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TOKYO-A press report has stated Japan’s NTT DoCoMo is in talks with AT&T Corp. regarding taking a minority stake in the U.S. carrier’s mobile-phone business. NTT DoCoMo has said repeatedly …

SINGAPORE-The Singapore Government announced on Oct. 20 it will award four third-generation licenses in an auction starting next February. There was speculation that the Infocommunications Development Authority of Singapore would …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration’s top telecom adviser last week urged the mobile-phone industry and other high-tech sectors to follow the lead of a Colorado firm that has developed a way to …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration last week officially began the process of trying to secure spectrum from military, commercial, educational and religious users for third-generation mobile-phone systems, a high-priority objective the administration …

HONG KONG-The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is generally regarded with something between scorn and indifference in Hong Kong among industry sources, and mobile operators will not even reveal subscriber numbers …

Africa Stratos Global completed its Mount Kilimanjaro educational expedition using its remote communications network. Stratos provided the expedition team with an Inmarsat-M4 terminal, allowing the team to send and receive …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Cesky Mobil, the Czech Republic’s third mobile telephone operator, is seeking to differentiate itself from its competition by offering low start-up costs and emphasizing ease of use. The …

Canada Bell Mobility began offering two-way wireless data service in October in Ontario and Quebec, with plans to extend service nationwide by the end of the year. United States A …

TOKYO-The third-generation (3G) business plans and service strategies of three Japanese cellular carriers are becoming more concrete. NTT DoCoMo and J-Phone Group, the mobile business of Japan Telecom, are going …

TORONTO-Wireless carriers Clearnet Communications and Microcell Telecommunications have won a key regulatory battle to gain competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) designation in Canada. The change in status will allow the …

DENVER, United States-U.S. paging operator WebLink Wireless is making plans to implement a narrowband PCS (NPCS) network in Central America using a first-ever infrastructure-sharing arrangement that would enable low-volume providers …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Although most of the third-generation (3G) licensing attention in Europe is focused on Western Europe, Eastern European countries are also moving forward with licensing plans. The region, with lower …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Orascom Telecom (OT) is emerging as the winning titan in the conquest of cellular operations in Africa and the Middle East. With GSM cellular licenses firmly secured in …

NEW DELHI, India-Wireless seems to be the latest buzzword in the corridors of the Sanchar Bhawan, the building that houses India’s telecom establishment, as well as in telecom industry circles. …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. reported revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $209 million, significantly more than the $67.5 million reported in revenues for third-quarter 1999. The company recorded …

“No wires, no waiting” is the mantra of Air2Lan, a young wireless broadband company headed by industry leader and mainstay Jai Bhagat. Bhagat, former chief executive officer of SkyTel Communications …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could have a more difficult time offering bundled services to its customers after the business unit is separated from the parent group, according to one analyst. …

NEW YORK–With the debut of its Arch Message Center in November, Arch Wireless Holdings Inc. plans to simplify the lives of its customers by allowing them pager access to electronic …

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data Inc. has begun providing its trademarked Synapse to bridge the divide between rural farmers and their city customers. The pilot program, involving wireless point-of-sale terminals at …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked the wireless, privacy and law enforcement communities to help it justify digital wiretap technical capabilities that some of those groups did not want in …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched its National Prepay Wireless service. A specially-priced starter kit now is available. Customers who purchase a starter time card beginning at $30 and one of several …

NEW YORK-The CreataLink 2XT wireless data transceiver has garnered positive corporate reception and connections since its debut in late summer, said Scott H. Davis, director of telemetry for the Motorola …

ST. LOUIS-Both leading presidential candidates in last Tuesday’s debate here reiterated plans to beef up the military with next-generation technology, positions that could conflict with President Clinton’s directive to force …

Nokia Corp. appeared to be the only mobilephone manufacturer to emerge unscathed from a tumultuous their quarter that saw Motorola Inc. and Ericsson Inc. stumble and their stock prices fall …

NEW YORK-A 6-percent average summer dip in the price of shares in American Tower Corp., Crown Castle International, Pinnacle Towers Inc., SBA Communications and SpectraSite Communications also reflected “a shift …