Telecom

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Personal Communications Industry Association has elected William L. Collins III chairman of its board of directors. Collins is president and chief executive officer of Metrocall. “Bill …

NEW YORK-The numbers vary depending on the source, but there is unanimity about the trends unfolding in the nation’s paging sector during the past year: subscriber growth, consolidation in the …

WASHINGTON-The best near-term opportunities for cellular and personal communications services carriers to sell data services are in the utilities and transportation industries, according to a new study from Economic and …

Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it has been awarded a $107 million contract by Escotel to build and maintain a Global System for Mobile communications network covering India’s Haryana, Uttar Pradesh …

NEW YORK-Western Wireless Corp. went public May 22 with an 11 million share common stock offering priced at $23.50 each. At the same time, the company sold a 10-year, $150 …

NextWave Telecom Inc., parent company of top C-block personal communications services license-winner NextWave Personal Communications, completed May 6 at $290 million private placement. The underwriter was ING Barings. Details of …