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NEW YORK-U S West Communications Inc.’s long-term debt ratings were downgraded from Aa3 to A2 by Moody’s Investors Service Inc. for several reasons. Moody’s said it is concerned about public-policy …

Further extending its reach into the wireless industry, Sun Microsystems Inc. announced it has signed an agreement giving L.M. Ericsson license to use and distribute its PersonalJava platform and Java …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc.’s cdmaOne Interim Standard-634 wireless network solution is scheduled to be available beginning in the second quarter of 1998. The system features Qualcomm’s QCore base station controllers fully …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Iridium L.L.C. has 75 percent of its planned satellite constellation deployed after it successfully launched two more satellites into orbit, bringing the total number of operational satellites to 51, …

WASHINGTON-Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), one of several House Republican leaders caught on a radio scanner in 1996 plotting to limit damage of an ethics investigation of Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), …

DULUTH, Ga.-Astronet Corp. said it accelerated the development schedule of its new Time Division Multiple Access wireless Private Branch Exchange product by selecting Isotel’s call-processing engine software. “The luxury of …

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SAN RAMON, Calif.-U.S. Wireless Corp. announced it completed the acquisition of the minority interest in its subsidiary, Labyrinth Communication Technologies Group Inc. The merger will be implemented exchanging approximately 4.5 …

Like the ugly duckling that was teased and spurned in its younger years only to mature into a beautiful swan, the two-way paging market is expected to someday spread its …

NEW YORK-It has been said that where you stand depends on where you sit. And so it was earlier this month when representatives of four wireless carriers and four equipment …

NEW YORK-Telephone and Data Systems Inc. announced it completed the merger of its wholly owned subsidiary, API Merger Corp., with American Paging Inc., effective March 20. TDS announced March 18 …

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) will hold a hearing Tuesday on wireless enhanced 911 services in advance of upcoming legislation that would give states revenue from federal property …

Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. initiated coverage on the paging industry last month, issuing a report titled “Where’s the Beep?”-written by company vice president Cynthia Motz. In the report, the …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), in a fit of anger last week, threatened to eliminate the Federal Communications Commission if it continues to embrace Vice President Gore’s goal of wiring all …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Hong Kong venture, SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd., signed conditional agreements with Star Telecom International Holdings Ltd. and Telecom Service Ltd. to acquire P Plus Communications …

WASHINGTON-The House telecommunications subcommittee last week passed legislation to inject more competition in the international satellite market. The bill, co-sponsored by House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) and Rep. …

WASHINGTON-As the Justice Department broadens its antitrust probe of WorldCom Inc.’s proposed $37 billion purchase of MCI Communications Corp., Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/Push Coalition is using the mega-merger as a …

CONCORD, Mass.-Psion Dacom, a global manufacturer of PC Card communications products, announced it obtained a license for L.M. Ericsson’s new cellular data interface. Psion and Ericsson’s Mobile Communications Division based …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-PriCellular reported revenue of $49.8 million and record net subscriber additions of 28,200, as well as a net loss of $7.6 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) earlier this month asked President Clinton to help resolve a dispute over whether the Federal Communications Commission violated the 1997 budget law by licensing vacant frequencies …

The Federal Communications Commission fined U S West Communications Inc. and a Western Wireless Corp. subsidiary $1.2 million each for discussing bidding strategy during the D-, E- and F-block personal …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Bell Atlantic Mobile announced it equipped fourteen Washington, D.C., police cruisers in the Metropolitan Police Department’s fleet with instant wireless access to criminal databases and Bureau of Motor Vehicle …

NEW YORK-“The challenge for the paging industry is to reinvent itself so it can become a free cash-flow business, to put the brakes on capital expenditures and drive up revenues …

NEW YORK-The merger spree in the paging industry during the past few years currently is at a lull, but acquisition activity is not over by any means. “Among the top …

IRVING, Texas-Western PCS Corp. will buy Global System for Mobile communications network equipment, valued at $150 million, from Nokia Corp. for its Seattle and Phoenix network buildouts. Under terms of …