Telecom

With the heavy lifting on telecommunicatins reform legislation nearly complete, it’s all politics from here on out. The Senate bill, engineered by Commerce Committee Chairman Larry Pressler, R-S.D., is ripe …

Wall Street is cautiously optimistic about Craig McCaw’s ability to work wireless wonders for Nextel Communications Inc., whose quest to convert radio dispatch systems around the country into one nationwide …

As cellular carriers attempt to roll out nationwide coverage with new mobile data services, Los Gatos, Calif.-based Metricom Inc. is focused on establishing its Ricochet data network in two major …

SEATTLE-McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. has visibly initiated its transition into AT&T Corp. with a few name changes. Its cellular businesses in Washington and Oregon, previously called Cellular One, and the …

JACKSON, Miss.-In a partnership venture with Telemalta Corp.-the Republic of Malta’s state-owned telecommunications operation-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. has launched a satellite-based wireless messaging service to the country. The agreement gives …

Lin Broadcasting Corp. can take until mid-May to accept or reject the latest offer by AT&T Corp. to buy the last 48 percent of Lin for about $3.3 billion. The …