1994

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Resellers Association has formed the Wireless Resale Council, a TRA advisory committee designed to guide industry policy and provide members with information on wireless service resale. TRA Director …

SAN FRANCISCO- The California Public Utilities Commission awarded five groups $38,613 for their advocacy in a CPUC decision last April that allowed AT&T Corp. to acquire McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. …

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 problem. Cellular fraud has been a …

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 problem. Cellular fraud has been a …

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 the 30 MHz and 10 MHz …

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 are having actual problems, said the …

PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif.-The Small Business PCS Association will hold a national meeting Dec. 15 in Washington D.C., to discuss auction rules for broadband personal communications services, auction bidding results and …

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 have looked to him for representation …

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 will oversee all company operations. Prior …

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 increase the cost of business dispatch …

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 and interviews with industry contacts. …

Hail the birth of broadband PCS! Hail more competition in the marketplace! And hail to what likely will be continued growth for the wireless industry! But while the industry revels …

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 B-side carrier, Rochester Telephone Mobile Communications. …

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 mobiles roaming automatically between sites, …

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 in consolidated revenues, up from $32.9 …

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 have looked to him for representation …

6-8 Wireless DataComm Fall ’94 Exposition and Conference, by Communications Events Inc. Washington D.C. Convention Center, Washington, D.C. For information call (800) 322-WDEC, or (203) 847-5131. JANUARY 6-9 Winter CES, …

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 in 1989. “Now that most of …

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., AirTouch Communications, Nynex Corp. and Bell …

NEW HAVEN, Conn.-SNET Mobility said it will pay $450 million cash for certain of Nynex Corp.’s and Bell Atlantic Corp.’s cellular properties, and, ironically, become a fierce competitor of the …

Every time you turn around, the telecommunications industry takes a leap in a new direction. But investing in a basketball franchise? Could be stretching it-unless you’re Bruce Crockett, president and …

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 Network Services Platforms to provide MemoryCall …

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 network supplier. Cellular customers will …

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, Goldman, Sachs will be responsible …