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Lucent Technologies Business Communications Systems said it plans to develop aggressively the company’s U.S. network of 1,000 authorized dealers, distributors and value-added resellers, aiming to increase them by at least …

ENCINITAS, Calif.-CommQuest Technologies has teamed with Hewlett-Packard Co. to provide a turnkey solution for in-line production testing of Code Division Multiple Access and Global System for Mobile communications wireless handsets. …

NEW YORK-Saying Teletrac Inc. faces “numerous competitive alternatives” to its wireless location services for commercial vehicles, Standard & Poor’s Corp. lowered speculative grade ratings Aug. 7 on $135 million of …

LONDON-The European Commission approved the formation of Symbian, a joint venture launched in June between Psion Software plc, L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Corp. and, eventually, Motorola Inc. Symbian plans to promote …

The U.S. State Department suspended work July 27 on an international project aimed at launching communications satellite-carrying rockets from a floating launch pad near the equator, fearing American technology secrets …

CLEVELAND-Reltec Corp. entered into a definitive merger agreement to purchase all the outstanding shares of Positron Fiber Systems Corp. for about $200 million, the companies said. The merger advances Reltec’s …

NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp.’s board of directors authorized a common stock split in the form of a 100-percent dividend payable Aug. 31 to shareholders of record Aug. 17. “Investors have …

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Resellers Association last week told the Federal Communications Commission it should not delay the rollout of wireless number portability despite the industry’s claims it isn’t technically possible to …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. announced its PageWriter 2000 two-way pager will have access to Internet-based information services through the PocketGenie software application developed by WolfeTech Corp. The agreement follows a …

WASHINGTON-An agreement between GTE Corp. and AirTouch Paging, signed earlier this month, is a good example of how the telecommunications industry can work with “regulatory guidance but without regulatory fiat,” …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry has been asked to help the Federal Communications Commission reduce a three-inch thick backlog of work yet to be completed by the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. At …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Transcrypt International’s E.F. Johnson products division celebrated its 75th year of manufacturing radio equipment at a reception for its customers at the National Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials Conference. …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. introduced its third-generation Time Division Multiple Access baseband processor chipsets. According to DSP, the D5203 chipsets are compliant with Interim Standard-136A requirements. Volume production is expected …

Metrocall Inc. is conducting technical and market trials of Omni-Voice Technologies Inc.’s digital voice paging technology, according to OmniVoice. The OmniVoice platform allows compressed voice messages to be sent over …

In the Aug. 10 issue of RCR, the chart “Wireless Carrier Net Income 1993-1997” on page 18 incorrectly listed the source. The source is Arthur Andersen.

NEW YORK-To get a better idea of the impact of cellular phone use while driving, tap the World Wide Web, but please don’t do it while your vehicle is in …

WASHINGTON-The real issue of the digital wiretap act is cost, according to the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. And, changing both the compliance date and the “grandfather date” will …

As a trade news reporter covering the paging industry, I talk with all sorts of marketing and public-relations personnel, as well as company executives, who regularly impress upon me the …

Arch Communications Group Inc. and MobileMedia Communications Inc. reportedly are extremely close to an agreement to merge, said sources close to the talks. Nothing definite had been decided by RCR …

WASHINGTON-The American Mobile Telecommunications Association filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission requesting a forbearance for non-commercial wireless from the type of regulation imposed upon mass-market communications. The request was …

CAMARILLO, Calif.-AML Communications Inc.’s board of directors approved a stock buyback of up to 400,000 shares of the company’s outstanding common stock. Shares repurchased under the program will be issued …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp. said it received four new contracts amounting to more than $22 million to supply personal communications service wireless infrastructure equipment and services. CM-PCS L.L.C., Webtel Wireless …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission recently settled some outstanding issues regarding the 220 MHz (220-222 MHz) band in preparation for an auction of licenses scheduled to start Sept. 15. The FCC …

NEW YORK-Sirf Technology Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif., company established in 1995, announced agreements last week with Ericsson Inc., Hitachi America Ltd. and Nokia Corp. designed to propel the use …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Symbio Systems Inc., a worldwide consulting and systems-integration provider, selected Lightbridge Inc. to provide local customer support for its FraudBuster clients in Taiwan, announced Lightbridge. “An Asian Executives Poll …