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MAXLINK MOVES TO BECOME LMCS POWER

NEW YORK-In a move that will give it 1,000-megahertz local multipoint communication systems licenses in nearly every Canadian city, the MaxLink Communications Group of Companies has acquired two divisions of Western International Communications, Vancouver, B.C."We will be the first and only national (fixed) broadband...

TOWER INDUSTRY ‘GAME’ FAR FROM OVER

NEW YORK-Television programming often can be as good a barometer as hard numbers about trends that are hot, and so it is with the wireless tower industry.In a recent "The Simpsons," cartoon character Homer Simpson rented cell site space on his rooftop to the...

NEXTEL COULD BE NEXT TO SELL TOWERS

NEW ORLEANS-Independent tower companies hoping to cash in on the anticipated sale of tower assets by wireless carriers still are waiting for the first big deal to set the standard for future purchase/lease-back arrangements.Many attendees at last week's 1998 Tower Industry Summit & Trade...

CARRIERS TO EXIT TOWER BUSINESS

A wave of activity between carriers and tower management firms appears to be developing, signaling a growing trend toward carriers selling off their tower assets in purchase/leaseback arrangements.In such transactions, carriers sell their towers to a tower management company and then lease back the...

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Satellite '98: The Road AheadFebruary 17-20Phillips Business Information Inc.'s Via Satellite. Shearaton Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C. (301) 340-1520.Mobile & PDA Expo '98February 18-20World Market Strategies and PDA Inc. Clarion Hotel, San Francisco. (415) 641-2450.Advanced Management for Telecom Executives: Leveraging the Value ChainFebruary 22-27The Division of Executive...

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NOVEMBER10-11 Channel Development for Wireless Distribution and Retail, by AIC Conferences. The Hotel Monaco, San Francisco. (800) 409-4AIC.10-12 Intele-CardNews Expo of the Americas: A Global Partnership, by Intele-CardNews. Fontainebleau Hilton Resort & Spa, Miami Beach, Fla. Call Clare Parsons at (281) 298-1431, ext. 105.10-12 Impact...

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OCTOBER20-21 Wireless Business Telephone Systems Seminar, by Alexander Resources. Dallas. (800) 948-8225.20-22 Discovering the Value of LMDS, by Shorecliff Communications International and RCR Publications Inc. ANA Hotel, San Francisco. (800) 608-9641.22 Wireless Developer Workshop, by Zsigo Wireless Data Consultants Inc. Farmington Hills, Mich. (517)...

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OCTOBER6-7 Wireless Directory Assistance & Enhanced Services, by AIC Conferences. The Hotel Monaco, San Francisco. (800) 409-4AIC.6-8 Billing & Customer Care in Telecom, by International Quality & Productivity Centre. Holiday Inn on King, Toronto. (800) 882-8684.6-8 Technology Forecasting for the Telecom Industry, by Technology...

INTER-CARRIER, MUNICIPAL COOPERATION NEEDED FOR SMOOTH ZONING

NEWARK, N.J.-It's trade secrets vs. tell all as wireless telecommunications companies try to hide their strategies from competitors while seeking fast buildout approvals from municipalities that want full disclosure.Local government officials, accustomed to more than a decade of slow and orderly growth in wireless...