Monthly Archives: November, 1994

LETTERS: WASHINGTONBLIND ABOUT PCS SPECTRUM AUCTIONS

The following letter is in response to RCR Editor Bill Maguire's look at the Federal Communications Commission approach to spectrum auctions and how effectively...

PRODUCTS

The National Association for Business and Educational Radio announced the release of its ninth edition of The NABER Resource. The guide is a comprehensive...

PCIA AND NABER MERGE TO FORM NEW ASSOCIATION MADE UP OF SEVEN UNITS

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association voted to combine its membership with the National Association of Business and Educational Radio, formally completing months of negotiations...

VIEWPOINT

The Oct. 28 deadlind for those applying with the Federal Communications Commission to participate in next month's auction for broadband personal communications services licenses...

U S WEST INAUGURATES WIRELESS DATA SERVICES

SEATTLE-U S West Cellular Inc. said it has launched its wireless data service across the company's 13-state service area, offering end-to-end data solutions.Products offered...

ONCE SEEN AS A CLONE OF HUNDT, FCC’S NESS SHOWS INDIVIDUALITY

In unspectacular fashion, Susan Ness diligently immersed herself in spectrum auction and personal communications services rulemakings at the Federal Communications Commission soon after she...

ERICCSON CDPD SYSTEMS WILL USE DATACELL STATION SUPPLIED BY STEINBRECHER

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Steinbrecher Corp. said it will supply its DataCell mobile data base stations to Ericsson Radio Systems Inc. to be used in Ericsson cellular...

NEXTEL ORDERED TO SELL CHANNELS TO BUY CERTAIN MOTOROLA ASSETS

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. said its antitrust settlement with the Justice Department will not interfere with plans to build a nationwide wireless network."While we do...

READYTALK DEVICE USES CELLULAR TO TRANSMIT PORTABLE VOICE MAIL

ReadyCom Inc. is bringing voice-mail messaging to wireless communications with ReadyTalk, a single unit that uses the cellular network to deliver voice mail service...

D.C. NOTEBOOK

Timing is everything.Ask Thomas Wheeler, president of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, who took advantage of auction frenzy to send Federal Communications Commission Chairman...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

US MobilComm Inc. announced it will complete the initial phase of construction for its Boston-to-Washington corridor of 220 MHz systems this month. US MobilComm...

NEXTEL INCREASES STAKE IN ALABAMA SMR CARRIER

RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced it has increased its ownership stake in Saber Communications Inc. to 89 percent, and has agreed to purchase up...

FBI’S TECHNOLOGY UPDATE TO AID LAW ENFORCEMENT CATCH CROOKS

Transmitting mug shots and fingerprint images over wireless is the aim of the FBI's $17 million-plus technology update program, but it comes at a...

NOKIA’S MOBILE PHONES DIVISION RECORDS A 62 PERCENT INCREASE

Nokia Corp. reported solid financial results for the first eight months of 1994, particularly in its telecommunications and mobile phone divisions, with net sales...

USA MOBILE TO PURCHASE PAGE ALERT’S OPERATIONS

CINCINNATI-USA Mobile Communications Holdings Inc. has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the paging business and licenses of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Page Alert.Page...

THE WORLD

Microwave Networks Inc. said it has formed a joint marketing agreement with United Kingdom-based Westinghouse Electronics Ltd. The agreement positions the companies to respond...

AT DEADLINE: PATENT DISPUTE SETTLED

Qualcomm Inc. agreed to pay InterDigital Technology Corp. $5.5 million in an out-of-court settlement of the companies' Code Division Multiple Access patent dispute.In return...

CTIA WILL SPONSOR FOURM WITH WIRELESS DATA FOCUS

WASHINGTON-Due to increased demand for an annual forum dedicated to wireless data, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association announced it will host a new fall...

COMSAT OUTLINES STRATEGY TO INVEST IN KEY PROJECTS THAT HAVE GLOBAL OUTLOOK

BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Corp. said it plans to invest $50 million to develop a laptop-sized mobile terminal that will serve as a bridge between today's...

CTIA ADDS DIGITAL TESTING TO CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's equipment certification program is now testing digital equipment, including dual-mode Time Division Multiple Access phones.Certification testing for Code Division...

MINORITY-OWNED FIRM WELL-PLACED TO SECURE REGIONAL PCS LICENSES

WASHINGTON-A paging consortium led by Maceo Sloan, founder of the nation's largest minority-owned investment firm, late last week appeared headed for a big victory...

QUALCOMM, MAXON DEBUT CELLULAR PHONE IN BEIJING

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Maxon Electronics Co. Ltd. introduced the QCP-900 hand-held portable phone in Beijing.The phone, which can operate in Code Division Multiple...
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