Monthly Archives: December, 1994

FIRMS TAKING AIM AT FINANCIALS IN THE RACE TO LAUNCH BIG LEOS

WASHINGTON-Sparks are flying weeks before public comments are due at the Federal Communications Commission on applications from six firms seeking licenses to operate global...

TWO COMPANIES HOOK UP TO TEST GSM PCS STANDARD IN COLORADO

BOULDER, Colo.-Engineers have completed a month-long test of the Global System for Mobile communications standard at 1.8 GHz as part of an assessment for...

SMR WON GROUP FORMED TO FIGHT FCC REGULATIONS THAT MAY HURT SMALL FIRMS

WASHINGTON-A group called the Specialized Mobile Radio Wireless Operators Network, or SMR WON, recently formed to fight recent federal policies the group says will...

UNIDEN COMPLETES TESTING OF 220 MHZ ESAS SYSTEM

FORT WORTH, Texas-Uniden America Corp. reported the successful testing of its 220 MHz ESAS system in Ohio.Multiple sites were networked together in October, with...

GO ISSUES INTEGRATOR RFP FOR PLANNED PCS SYSTEMS

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Go Communications Corp. issued a 10-year, multihundred-million-dollar request for proposal for a system integrator to develop and operate the information system technology for...

AIRTOUCH OFFERING ONE BILL FOR CELLULAR, LONG DISTANCE

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Cellular said it has introduced AirTouch Long Distance service in its Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and Atlanta markets.AT&T Corp. is the...

BECOMING RESELLER IS INITIATION INTO WIRELESS FOR TIME WARNER

Time Warner Telecommunications announced it will begin offering cellular phone service in Rochester, N.Y.-the company's largest cable television market-by reselling service from the city's...

D.C. NOTEBOOK

True, America views the nation's capital with a jaundiced eye. And well it should. The system is broke and needs fixing. Lobbyists, special interest...

GEOTEK REPORTS INCREASE IN NINE-MONTH REVENUES

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. reported a 50 percent increase in consolidated revenues for the nine months ended Sept. 30. The company reported $49.4 million...

COMSAT DEMONSTRATED DIVERSITY WITH SPORTS AND VIDEO VENTURES

Every time you turn around, the telecommunications industry takes a leap in a new direction. But investing in a basketball franchise? Could be stretching...

REFLECTION RECEIVES INVESTMENT FROM NINTENDO FOR GAME DEVICE

Nintendo, a name most familiar in exclusive circles-the young teens market-has made its first U.S. investment in a small company with an "expanding" technology.Waltham,...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. has signed a five-year contract with Doston Technology Inc. to purchase equipmint that delivers inhanced services. BellSouth uses Boston's CO ACCESS...

ESMR STOCKS ARE AT THE MERCY OF A HAND-WRINGING WALL STREET

Fluctuating support from Wall Street for enhanced specialized mobile radio companies may be indicative of in-and-out stock speculation rather than fear the ESMR companies...

PETERS APPOINTED COO AT U S WEST NEWVECTOR

BELLEVUE, Wash.-U S West Inc. named Jan Peters chief operating officer of U S West NewVector Group Inc., the company's cellular division, where she...

RCR’S TOP 20 RADIO COMMON CARRIERS

Editor's Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest radio common carrier paging operators based on survey responses...

VIEWPOINT

Hail the birth of broadband PCS! Hail more competition in the marketplace! And hail to what likely will be continued growth for the wireless...

GOEKEN RESIGNS AS HEAD OF IN-FLIGHT PHONE CORP., BAKES AT COMPANY HELM

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.-John "Jack" Goeken announced his resignation as chairman and chief executive officer at In-Flight Phone Corp., the air-to-ground telecommunications service he founded...

JAY KITCHEN'S KNOCK FOR MIXING BODES WELL FOR NEW ASSOCIATION

WASHINGTON-Jay Kitchen has always had a knack for being able to talk to folks, whether they be mom-and-pop two-way radio dealers who for years...

GTE INITIATES FAX SERVICE ABOARD SELECTED AIRCRAFT

OAKBROOK, Ill.-GTE Airfone says it has introduced the first digital public facsimile machines aboard aircraft.Fax machines now will be available on United Airlines' transcontinental...

D.C.’S CELLULAR ONE SUSPENDS ROAMING IN NEW YORK CITY

Cellular One in the Washington, D.C., area has suspended roaming services temporarily in New York City while the company tackles an enormous cellular cloning...

JAY KITCHEN’S KNOCK FOR MIXING BODES WELL FOR NEW ASSOCIATION

WASHINGTON-Jay Kitchen has always had a knack for being able to talk to folks, whether they be mom-and-pop two-way radio dealers who for years...

WIRELESS TELECOM BUREAU HEAD GOOD CHOICE IN POLITICAL CLIMATE

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt's selection of Regina Keeney to head the new Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is looking better every day.Especially since Nov....

JOHNSON GETS INJUNCTION ISSUED AGAINST SMARTLINK

WALLINGFORD, Conn.-SmartLink Development L.P. said it has been temporarily enjoined from selling its SMR Link universal trunking and networking product as a result of...

PCS PRIVECO ALLIANCE NAMES EXECUTIVE TO LEAD VENTURE’S WIRELESS EFFORTS

NEW YORK-Mobile communications executives George Schmitt and Al Boschulte have been chosen to lead the PCS PrimeCo L.P. alliance between U S West Inc.,...

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM PICKS GOLDMAN, SACHS TO HELP WITH PRIVATIZATION PLANS

FRANKFURT, Germany-Investment banking firm Goldman, Sachs & Co. announced it has been selected as lead foreign manager for the privatization of Deutsche Bundespost Telekom.Specifically,...
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