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WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is set today to begin receiving electronic applications for Part 22 Paging licenses using the Universal Licensing System. This is the first time an existing wireless …

Motorola Inc. said the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium elevated its Cellular Subscriber Sector from general member to board member of the organization. UWCC represents 106 telecommunications carriers and vendors to …

Sprint Corp. announced its deal to gain ownership and management control of Sprint PCS, its wireless venture with Tele-Communications Inc., Comcast Corp. and Cox Communications Inc. The Kansas City, Mo.-based …

NEW YORK-Wall Street and stockholders so far have been the biggest beneficiaries of federal deregulation of the telecommunications services industry, which is intended to benefit consumers by fostering competition. “Whatever …

WASHINGTON-The House Science subcommittee on technology will hold a hearing this Thursday to address third-generation wireless technology, an issue that appears to be mushrooming into a major trade dispute between …

DENVER-Investors in two start-up prepaid cellular phone businesses have filed a class-action lawsuit against the businesses’ promotors, claiming they bilked investors out of more than $58 million. The lawsuit, filed …

NEW YORK-“If I leave you with nothing else, remember that legal and regulatory issues are the most important, and they pose challenges and obstacles up ahead for the satellite industry,” …

Qualcomm Inc. indicated last week it is considering spinning off most of its international assets in part to boost the company’s earnings in future quarters. The San Diego-based company wants …

In the upcoming months and years, several events in space have the potential to threaten the existing array of satellites orbiting the planet. Any one of these events has the …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Dolphin Telecom plc, raised about $700 million in financing it plans to use to deploy enhanced specialized mobile radio networks …

NASHUA, N.H.-Spike Technologies Inc. announced that it completed the first phase of a $2 million broadband wireless local loop project in Merida, Venezuela. Spike installed its Prizm broadband delivery system …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. announced Andrew Weisheit, formerly vice president of the company’s carrier service division, has been named vice president of national accounts. PageMart said this move points to its …

WASHINGTON-A request for additional spectrum for private wireless users is receiving considerable flack from amateur radio users. The petition by the Land Mobile Communications Council is a ridiculous request, said …

HONG KONG-Lucent Technologies Inc. appointed Scott K. Erickson vice president of its Wireless Networks Group for the Asia-Pacific region, effective immediately. Erickson’s responsibilities in his new position include developing market …

By 2005, mobile location services will reach all 148 million wireless subscribers in North America, according to a study by Ovum, an independent telecommunications and information technology analyst firm. Ovum …

WASHINGTON-President Clinton, pointing to the recent satellite failure that disabled millions of pagers, has taken steps to protect against unconventional threats to telecom networks and other critical infrastructure throughout the …

Bell Atlantic Mobile added 55,000 digital cellular subscribers in March alone, not in the first quarter as indicated in a story on page 24 in the May 18 issue of …

Wireless carriers that bill for services through local phone companies may be affected by cramming, the latest consumer billing scam to hit the telecommunications industry. Cramming is when customers are …

WASHINGTON-In two unrelated developments that could reignite the debate over whether wireless technology poses health risks, a new Swedish survey has found possible links between mobile phones and illness symptoms, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday announced it would hold off until June 8 an anticipated decision on a request by the Personal Communications Industry Association that certain rules, including …

WASHINGTON-Paging service providers that want the Federal Communications Commission to institute a coin-in-the-box mechanism for toll-free calls placed at pay phones may have a tough time convincing the major players …

SALEM, N.J.-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. provided 60 wireless phones to Public Service Electric & Gas earlier this month for a nuclear emergency response test. The phones essentially replaced landline communications …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Northern Telecom Ltd. signed a three-year supply agreement with MobilFon S.A. to expand the carrier’s nationwide Global System for Mobile communications network in Romania, called Connex GSM. The agreement …

WASHINGTON-House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) last week said a select committee, patterned after the 1973 Watergate panel, will be formed to investigate alleged satellite technology transfers from U.S. wireless companies …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-LGC Wireless Inc. and AG Communication Systems Corp. signed a letter of intent to jointly explore ways to integrate their wireless in-building capabilities. “We think the LGCell system …