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NIB DEVELOPS KIT TO TRACK CONSUMER CREDIT HISTORY
PRINCETON, N.J.-The National Information Bureau Ltd. said it has begun developing an on-line repository of business and consumer information that will allow cellular carriers to review the credit histories of cellular customers at point-of-sale. The information will contain industry-wide data on cellular companies in...
APC ATTACKS TOWER SITING SPATS BY PLAYING ITS TECHNOLOGY CARDS
American Personal Communications has cracked a deal with Baltimore Gas & Electric that will allow APC to put full-sector antenna configurations on electric transmission towers.The relationship could help APC leap over some of cellular's long-time site acquisition hurdles-zoning board battles. Electric utilities are well...
WALSH SHOOTS FOR PERSONAL BEST WITH TWO PCS LICENSES IN HAND
High stakes and fierce competition in the Federal Communications Commission's personal communications service auctions have shown no mercy for the weak of heart of the pocketbook. And June Walsh is no exception.President and owner of Eureka, Calif.-based Cal Autofone and Redding, Calif.-based REPCO (Radio...
COMSAT DEMONSTRATED DIVERSITY WITH SPORTS AND VIDEO VENTURES
Every time you turn around, the telecommunications industry takes a leap in a new direction. But investing in a basketball franchise? Could be stretching it-unless you're Bruce Crockett, president and chief executive officer of Comsat Corp.With its roots in the satellite communications business, Comsat...