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Now for some straight talk. Clinton II is over. Gore I may never come to pass. And the Gingrich GOP revolution has gone down in flames. So what. Big deal. …

SAN FRANCISCO-Noting there have been several false starts in the wireless PBX market, Allen Telecom Group last week introduced its SmartCell Dialogue Cellular PBX at Wireless ’97 here. The Allen …

While many winners of C-block personal communications services spectrum are months away from launching commercial service, Airadigm Communications Inc. is preparing to be the first C-block player to launch. “We …

As buildout battles blossom across the nation, many industry leaders are coming to recognize that success in site acquisition requires a comprehensive strategy for maintaining good relations with communities. The …

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 …

Fear is a powerful emotion. It keeps people behind locked doors. It makes them give up their chance to find the love of their lives. It keeps them from pursuing …

PageMart Wireless Inc. has crossed all borders in North America and some in Central America with its formation of the PageMart Network. The international network is supported by affiliate carriers …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. said it will begin international service during the second quarter, allowing subscribers to roam in Canada, Mexico and Central America. International numeric roaming will cost $15 per …

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 …

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 …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Itron, a provider of automatic meter reading (AMR) equipment and services to the utility industry, announced the sale of 50,000 Genesis Meter Modules to Sontex S.A., a Swiss distributor …

German wireless phone operators continue to drop prices and restructure calling plans following the award of a fourth mobile phone license and growth in the consumer market. Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s second report and order that codifies new auction rules for common carrier and private carrier paging along with partitioning of geographic licenses follows in most cases …

BellSouth Mobility Inc. has introduced a simplified per-minute rate plan for digital wireless customers making calls in their home state. Digital customers in BellSouth Mobility’s north Georgia, middle Georgia and …

Several low-earth-orbit satellite systems will have initial launches this year, marking the beginning of services that a Washington, D.C., consulting firm says “will fill the gaps other wireless systems don’t …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ernest Hollings (R-S.C.), in what amounts to a showdown with the Clinton administration, is mounting a campaign to condition Senate confirmation of U.S. Trade Representative-designate Charlene Barshefsky on passage …

Wildfire plans to spread faster than ever with Network Wildfire, a new carrier version of Wildfire Inc.’s electronic assistant that Pacific Bell Mobile Services is currently testing for its personal …

Inc.’s VoiceNow voice paging service is priced not only to compete, but to undercut industry rates for most numeric, alphanumeric and other advanced paging and messaging services. The company turned …

Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. reported the first profitable year in the company’s 11-year history last week, although the victory was accompanied by a fourth-quarter net loss due to investments in …

PARIS-Next month, France Telecom Mobiles announced it will launch a prepaid cellular Subscriber Identity Module service called Mobicarte. Mobicarte kits can be purchased for about $45, which entitles users to …

Washington-The wireless telecom industry opposes funding proposals for the Clinton administration’s plan to link all schools and libraries to the Internet by 2000, a component of a sweeping $51 billion …

Wireless segments post strong growth FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The cellular, personal communications services and paging industries had strong growth in 1996, according to a study conducted by IDC/Link Resources. Cellular growth was …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-“Until a few weeks ago, I was under the impression that the outlook for TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) was quite different than it is today,” said …

A new study from the University of Toronto released last week concludes drivers face a four-fold increase in risk of having an injury-producing accident when using a cellular telephone. Researchers …

WASHINGTON-Following an almost seven-month hiatus, NextWave Telecom Inc. has submitted answers to 43 questions posed by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the S-1 form it filed in June 1996 …