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CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Integrated Network Group introduced the latest version of its postpaid calling card product, OpenMedia Enhanced Calling Card version 4.0. The product is an integral part of …

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek board members Haynes G. Griffin, Winston J. Churchill, Walter E. Auch and Purnendu Chatterjee resigned, said Board Chairman William Spier, who remains along with board members Richard T. …

A story in the June 15 issue of RCR should have stated that Nextel Communications Inc. President Tim Donahue said he expected the company to be cash-flow positive in the …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will no longer act as a creditor for entrepreneurs wanting to join in the wireless revolution, the agency’s top lawyers told a D.C. Bar gathering last …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has clarified that paging carriers cannot use Form 900 when renewing their licenses electronically via the Universal Licensing System. Part 22 paging licensees must use Form …

ANNANDALE, Va.-KSI Inc. announced it received an investment from Allen & Co. Inc. to help fund further development of the location technology used in its enhanced 911 location system. The …

WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. announced it has signed distribution agreements with 209 regional wireless service providers and roaming partners across the globe. The distribution agreements bring Iridium access to 72 million wireless …

ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. said it completed its acquisition of Marlborough, Mass.-based InfoCellular Inc. The acquisition provides LHS with a point-of-sale software solution, which expands its global billing and customer-care product …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sprint Spectrum L.P. formed affiliation agreements that will bring Sprint PCS personal communications services to key cities in Georgia, Missouri, Louisiana, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and …

A request by Connecticut’s attorney general and state utility regulators that a combined SBC Communications Inc./Southern New England Telecommunications Corp. reduce its local telephone rates could put the planned merger …

BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications announced the first two-state wireless Phase 1 E911 deployment is up and routing E911 calls to public-safety agencies in Washington County, Ore., and in the Clark County …

ATHENS, Ga.-Powertel Inc. said it launched commercial personal communications services in Athens, Ga. Powertel provides commercial service in 26 metropolitan areas and major highway corridors throughout its 12-state license area …

JACKSON, Miss.-MobileMedia Communications Inc. announced it will close its retail activation center in Jackson, Miss., and consolidate its functions at the Dallas-based call center by Oct. 31. The move will …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. announced it will provide customers with a two-day airtime credit for the downed service time that occurred during the PanAmSat Galaxy IV failure May 19. The company …

SecurFone America Inc., a company specializing in prepaid communications, said it plans a major market expansion of its Buy-the-Minute prepaid cellular handset solution. Bill Stueber, president and chief executive officer …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week did its part to improve the nation’s roads by proposing that 75 megahertz be set aside for so-called smart highway technologies such as automated …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The North American GSM Alliance L.L.C., a consortium of U.S. and Canadian GSM personal communications services carriers, filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission, saying a decision to …

WASHINGTON-Four of the five members of the Federal Communications Commission have chosen to ignore wireless carriers in the ongoing debate over universal service funding. The one exception is FCC Commissioner …

WASHINGTON-A seemingly parochial fight between a small San Diego firm and two European manufacturing giants over next-generation wireless technology could foreshadow a larger confrontation between the United States and the …

WASHINGTON-A hearing on an E911 bill backed by a cellular industry-public-safety coalition and championed by House telecom committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) backfired last week when the measure’s supporters were …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission needs to rule on when call-identifying information is “reasonably available” to be given to law enforcement by carriers implementing the digital wiretap act, the Cellular Telecommunications …

Moves made by the top 10 paging carriers in the last six months dramatically illustrate how paging carriers are changing to remain in the game. The sun has set on …

Arch Communications Group Inc. announced a major restructuring plan for its U.S. business units-which includes cutting about 10 percent of its 2,800-strong work force-and initiated a new capital structure plan …

With paging systems and devices moving evermore toward FLEX-based equipment, a debate is heating up about the future of second-hand POCSAG-based gear. The nation’s top 10 paging carriers are migrating …

SEATTLE-Xypoint Corp. announced a new certification program designed to help wireless carriers comply with Phase II of the Federal Communications Commission’s Enhanced 911 mandate. The mandate requires carriers to be …