October 1994

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration last week sent Congress trade legislation that includes a new plan for three companies awarded pioneer’s preferences to pay for personal communications services licenses. Under a compromise …

GREENLAWN, N.Y.-Nextel Communications Inc. has agreed to purchase the Phazar Intelligent Antenna System by Hazeltine Corp. over a two-year period. The contract has a potential value of $20 million, according …

ARLINGTON HEIGHT, Ill.-The African states of Tanzania, Zaire, Nigeria, Ghana and Angola have contracted with Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group to receive analog, digital and wireless local loop cellular telephone …

SEATTLE-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group has introduced a new radio telephone system called INReach that keeps people connected in large industrial facilities, airports or convention centers, using cellular telephones rather …

JACKSON, Miss.-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. is introducing nationwide wireless messaging in Peru through a joint venture with Tele 2000, called SkyTel del Peru. Mtel International owns 45 percent of SkyTel …

WASHINGTON-Construction of the Clinton administration’s much ballyhooed information superhighway is likely to be delayed, following the death of telecommunications reform legislation in the 103rd Congress. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ernest …

WASHINGTON-With the number of people using mobile telephones increasing each year, federal regulators want to improve 911 emergency service for calls made over the airwaves, and could force carriers that …

Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole, R-Kan., whose strong-arm tactics helped kill telecommunications reform legislation in the 103rd Congress, has given the country a sneak preview of what they might expect …

DALLAS-Omnipoint Corp. announced it has signed a five-year, $100 million agreement with Northern Telecom for a public, digital personal communications services network to serve the New York major trading area. …

Arch Nationwide Paging says it has built a nationwide paging network without constructing one. Last fall, Arch announced its intention to offer paging service in every major U.S. city by …

Horizon Cellular Group has acquired the Georgia 2 rural service area in northeast Georgia from Southern Cellular Inc. This addition brings Horizon’s total population equivalents up to approximately 2.9 million …

HARTFORD, Conn.-Message Center USA is teaming with Continental Paging Corp. of Canada to offer an integrated North American paging service between Canada and the United States on their common 900 …

MINNEAPOLIS-Racotek Inc. said its board of directors has adopted a stockholder rights plan designed to protect the long-term value of the company during any future unsolicited acquisition attempt. The company …

Oct. 8, 2022. Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian exhibit on the Age of Multimedia: 1994-2008 opened for public viewing in the Gore Digital Museum complex located in the old Department of …

The Southern Co., a registered holding company for five Southeastern utilities, plans to have the first domestic digital specialized mobile radio network operated by an end-user organization on the air …

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Illinois Superconductor Corp. said it has introduced an interference filter for cellular base station receivers that uses superconductor technology, enabling the base station to hear weaker signals more clearly. Superconductivity …

Motorola Inc.’s Personal Communications Systems formally introduced its Teledensity product, a wireless system designed for local loop and personal communications services applications, at the recent Personal Communications Industry Association Showcase …

The Federal Communications Commission is experiencing a metamorphosis: Established as a custodian of the public airwaves in the interest of the public, it has become a cash cow for the …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-California Microwave Inc. reported a 50 percent increase in net income for fiscal year 1994, ended June 30 for a record $15.1 million, or $1.20 per share. Fiscal 1994 …

With three new investors injecting a fresh $310 million into its low-earth-orbiting satellite project, Iridium Inc. said it has completed its planned equity financing. That means the Motorola Inc.-led international …

House and Senate Judiciary committees late last week approved digital wiretap legislation, improving chances for passing a bill before the 103rd Congress adjourns for the year. Meanwhile, House Budget Committee …