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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 …

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 for the one-time payment, Qualcomm …

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 said it will begin loading viice …

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 has come and gone. And with …

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 Alert has 6,500 subscribers in …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Bell Atlantic Corp. has reorganized its international business unit, naming Alexander H. Good president and chief executive officer of Bell Atlantic International Inc. Good, a former assistant U.S. secretary …

In efforts to achieve compatibility of mobile communications systems among public-safety agencies, several manufacturers contributing to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International Inc.’s Project 25 have encountered communication snags of …

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 Multiple Access phones will be …

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 include data-capable cellular phones, cellular …

RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to invest in Corporacion Mobilcom S.A. de C.V., a Mexican specialized mobile radio operator, and share frequencies along the U.S.-Mexico border. …

ATLANTA-The CDMA Development Group has completed specifications for Code Division Multiple Access asynchronous data and short message services. Services conforming to these standards are expected to be among the first …

BURNSVILLE, Minn.-E.F. Johnson Co. delivered its first system of narrowband 220 MHz radio equipment using linear modulation technology to dispatch operators in Southern Florida. The radios are for the first …

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 briefcase-sized digital terminal and a global, …

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 jointly to proposals for large communications …

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 conference and exposition. Wireless Data II …

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 in regional narrowband personal communications services …

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 to 100 percent of the Mobile, …

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 Reed Hundt a somber message. …

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 between the groups. The new organization …

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 to a portable handset. Comcast Cellular …

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 the public interest is served as …

The National Association for Business and Educational Radio announced the release of its ninth edition of The NABER Resource. The guide is a comprehensive source of Federsl Communications Commision rules, …

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 digital packet data systems under an …

A new age of global wireless telecommunications is beginning as barriers to competition fall and innovative satellite technologies move from the drawing board to the heavens. For developing and underdeveloped …

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 Access and Total Access Communications …