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Ralph Haller, former Wireless Telecommunications Bureau deputy chief and chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Private Radio Bureau, has been a private citizen for almost a month now, following his retirement June 10 after 25 years of public service. Since …

Having grown weary of competing in the increasingly commoditized market for analog cellular telephones, Fujitsu Network Transmission Systems Inc. is retrenching and restructuring its phone division in hopes of making a comeback with digital. The Richardson, Texas-based company will wind …

Personal Communications Technologies Ltd. announced a new patent-pending product to enhance the capabilities of portable cellular telephones. Porta-Boost transforms a low-power portable cellular phone into a full powered 3-watt transportable cellular telephone system. The product is manufactured from original equipment …

Cellular telephones improved communications at the Oklahoma City tragedy when public-safety groups’ two-way radios-all on different frequencies-couldn’t connect. “At the site of a disaster, radio channels max out immediately with just tactical communication,” said Ron Baker, director of wireless services …

SEATTLE-The Personal Communications Industry Association’s annual meeting started here last Wednesday with a bang but ended with a bust. About 7,000 people attended the three-day Personal Communications Showcase, more than double the attendance of last year’s event. Exhibit and hotel …