Worldcom

WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp. lawyers were in Brussels, Belgium, last week defending their proposed $115 billion merger to the European Commission. The EC issued a statement of objections to …

FRANKFURT, Germany-The German telecommunication regulator approved 11 bidders to participate in its Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction, set to begin in July. The regulator excluded only one company from bidding …

JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc., a WorldCom Inc. company, has begun offering the BlackBerry wireless e-mail service from Research In Motion Ltd., branded BlackBerry by SkyTel, to customers nationwide. The service …

Just as a zoo is a place where different species from around the world can peacefully co-mingle, telezoo.com said it is a place where telecommunication buyers and sellers can easily …

LONDON-France Telecom is expected to make a $45 billion cash and stock bid for Orange plc early next week, according to international press reports. The French telecom company is reported …

Two-way messaging took a leap forward last week as Motorola Inc. introduced a new two-way pager and JP Systems Inc. implemented a mobile Internet portal service. Motorola unveiled its Talkabout …

WASHINGTON-Justice Department antitrust lawyers reportedly oppose the proposed $115 billion merger between WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp., a major snag that-if true-could kill the deal and spark bidding wars for …

WASHINGTON-A comprehensive proposal by European and Arab states covering third-generation mobile phone spectrum and other issues appeared to be disintegrating late last week at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Turkey, …

Sprint Corp. announced it launched its Sprint Broadband Direct service in Phoenix, a multichannel multipoint distribution service offering that provides an always-on Internet connection and burstable downstream data rates up …

BERLIN-A consortium comprised of Telefonica, Orange and Sonera will join U.S.-based MCI WorldCom and 10 other groups in bidding for third-generation licenses in Germany. The auction is set to begin …

DUBLIN, Ireland-After decades of tight state control, Eastern European telecommunications markets are waking up to the reality of telecommunications liberalization. But even though many of these countries accept that liberalization …

A consortium comprised of Telefonica, Orange and Sonera will join U.S.-based MCI WorldCom and 10 other groups in bidding for third-generation (3G) licenses in Germany. The auction is set to …

WASHINGTON-With the House up for grabs this fall and a slew of high-tech bills pending before Congress, the high-tech lobby is flexing its muscle on Capitol Hill and shaping the …

The European Commission is expected to issue a statement of objections to MCI WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp. over the companies’ merger plans. The EC said in February it was …

Bidders in the U.K. third-generation license auction appeared to exceed their budgets last week. Bidding for the five licenses totaled an eye-popping $35 billion, and the auction will linger on …

Wireless resellers are a hardy breed. Their success or failure teeters on the shoulders of carriers that tightly control the supply of the product they need to survive. Whether warranted …

WASHINGTON-MCI WorldCom Inc. filed with federal authorities to sell up to $15 billion in debt securities, according to Reuters. The company, which is in the process of buying competitor Sprint …

WASHINGTON-While the mobile-phone industry knew from the start it faced an uphill battle to convince the U.S. government to embrace a multiband spectrum harmonization approach for third-generation technology at next …

The Federal Communications Commission has approved 35 bidders to participate in this Wednesday’s auction of licenses for the 39 GHz band. The 39 GHz band is located at 38.6-40 GHz. …

WASHINGTON-With a U.S.-Cuban custody battle and U.S.-China trade dominating business in the nation’s capital these days, the question arises: What are the prospects for future U.S.-Cuban telecom trade? The answer …

A corporate merger is not unlike a marriage. Two separate parties enter the union with two individual identities, and emerge from the ceremony as one entity, committed to achieving common …

Skyrocketing bids forced five companies to drop out of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction last week, leaving eight companies to scramble for five licenses that now have a combined …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association is joining with MCI Worldcom Inc. to urge the Federal Communications Commission to establish by declaratory ruling nationwide standards of review of adopted interconnection agreements. …

WASHINGTON-The fact that MCI Worldcom Inc. will acquire Sprint Corp.’s extensive mobile-phone network if its proposed merger is approved was completely ignored at a forum held last week by the …

NEW YORK-VoiceStream Wireless Corp. is prepared to wage war on two fronts in the battle of the titans for transnational control of wireless telecommunications, John Stanton, VoiceStream’s chairman and chief …