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NEW YORK-MCI WorldCom, Jackson, Miss., announced Nov. 20 it has formed the MCI WorldCom Fund, a venture-capital fund to invest in companies “that can create demand for and increase the …

DULUTH, Ga.-Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. announced it is expanding its operation to offer a broader range of services to its customers and to increase employee opportunities. Effective in January, all …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced plans to repurchase up to $3 billion worth of its common shares in 1999. The company’s board of directors also increased its quarterly dividend by 2 cents …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission tomorrow will argue its rules for universal-service financing are legal, while its opponent, Celpage Inc., a paging company from Puerto Rico, contends contributions to the Universal …

WASHINGTON-The association representing wireless resellers last week submitted a detailed report to the Federal Communications Commission to support their claims wireless carriers can implement wireless number portability by the current …

VIENNA, Va.-Commsite International Inc. announced the expansion of its tower-acquisition program. Commsite’s tower-acquisition program has shown robust growth by offering a program tailored for quick response, closing and liquidity for …

L.M. Ericsson disclosed its corporate vision for the future last week, a large part of which involved a new strategy for enterprise customers that focuses on converging communication networks with …

Robinson-Humphrey Co. L.L.C.’s third-quarter survey of U.S. mobile phone pricing indicates pricing overall has increased as carriers move from offering local calling plans to introducing one-rate plans that eliminate roaming …

The Internet landscape was altered dra-matically last week when America Online Inc. announced it will acquire Netscape Communications Corp. in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $4.2 billion. At the same …

WASHINGTON-Any good will House Speaker-designate Bob Livingston (R-La.) hopes to bring to the 106th Congress could evaporate quickly if a deal is not struck with House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Corp. shareholders approved a proposal allowing Sprint to assume full ownership and management control of Sprint PCS and create two separate classes of Sprint common stock-one reflecting …

ORLANDO, Fla.-“I feel like I’m on a bucking bronco and about to get thrown into the mud,” George Shaginaw Jr. said at the Wireless Location Applications Conference earlier this month. …

DALLAS-Protection One Mobile Services Group said it will provide mobile emergency response and other live operator and automated services on Visteon Automotive Systems’ new vehicle emergency messaging system, called VEMS. …

CHICAGO-Omnipoint Communications Inc. signed an agreement with site landlord U.S. RealTel Inc. to give the carrier access to U.S. RealTel’s portfolio of properties nationwide. Specifically, the pact allows Omnipoint to …

WASHINGTON-Celpage Inc. of Puerto Rico announced the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans set a Dec. 1 court date to hear appeals against universal …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. declared its 207th consecutive regular quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share, payable by Jan. 15, 1999, to stockholders of record Dec. 15. The company also announced …

LAS VEGAS-Odyssey Software and Nettech Systems Inc. announced they have created a solution that extends wireless access to enterprise applications. The system blends Nettech’s Smart IPO middleware with Odyssey’s CEfusion, …

WASHINGTON-A critical European Parliament vote last week, which could effectively mandate a third-generation mobile phone standard dominated by Sweden’s L.M. Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia Corp. and lock out American technology, …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. introduced a single-chip Personal Digital Cellular solution, called PDChip d5311E. The PDC chip’s architecture is based on Texas Instruments Inc.’s TMS320C54x DSP core, which combines a …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week officially proposed rules that could lead to the end of spectrum caps. Additionally, the FCC announced rules to relocate incumbents in the 2 GHz …

For some time, the paging industry has looked to information services as one possible means to increase revenue, but several technological obstacles have restricted the level of customization required for …

Nextel Communications Inc. is testing nationwide pricing plans that fall in line with high-end one-rate plans offered by national mobile phone competitors. Analysts say the company quietly is rolling out …

LOS ANGELES-Bell Atlantic Mobile announced it will begin phased introduction of high-speed wireless data capabilities over its existing cdmaOne network in 1999. The next-generation wireless services are based on cdma2000 …

LOS ANGELES-Nortel Networks said it is conducting live trials of cdmaOne circuit-switched data services with Bell Mobility and other selected customers and in the Nortel Networks Wireless Internet Lab in …

This holiday season will see an unprecedented number of mobile phone competitors in the market, but carriers still seem unwilling to compete with break-neck pricing as they aim to keep …