Yearly Archives: 1994

REVENUSE UP 32 PERCENT FOR PAGING NETWORK INC.

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. posted record net revenue for the second quarter of 1994, ended June 30, and increased its number of pagers in service...

MOTOROLA TO CONDUCT TEST WITH AR GENTINE OPERATOR

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced it will conduct its first Code Division Multiple Access digital technology trials outside of the United States with Compania...

PCS NARROWBAND WINNERS PAINT FEATURE-FILLED PAGING LANDSCAPE

Two-way communications on devices the size of a pager will likely be the first service offered on recently purchased nationwide narrowband PCS frequencies."We're just...

GROUP STUDYING HANDSET SAFETY RELEASES RESEARCH OUTLINE PLANS

Eighteen months and $2 million after it was commissioned, the Scientific Advisory Group studying cellular telephone safety has released a research agenda."Some contend that...

NEW HONG KONG WILL GET ARRAY OF MOBILE SERVICES

HAINAN ISLAND, China-Columbia Communications Corp. has been selected to build and operate the telecommunications infrastructure for New Hong Kong, the city under construction on...

D.C. NOTEBOOK

Nothing can replace the World Series, which was canceled last week along with the remainder of the major league baseball season after millionaire players...

INTRONIX CORP.

Itronix Corp. has introduced two mobile work stations that provide a complete portable computing platform for users in the trucking industry. The new Transportation...

NEW DATABASE BY ORACLE HAS BUILT-IN RAM SUPPORT

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-Wireless access of information on an Oracle database is available more quickly now due to a new mobile client/server system with built-in support...

PCS LIKELY TO ACT AS A CATALYST FOR MORE MERGERS IN WIRELESS

What's behind the recent wave of wireless mega-mergers and alliances?First, AT&T Corp. launched its bold acquisition of cellular leader McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., and...

SPRINT, BAM AND NYNEX DISCUSS MERGING CELLULAR

Partnerships-even those between Bell companies and long-distance carriers-should be expected in today's cut-throat telecommunications industry, said a spokesman for Sprint Corp. in response to...

STOCKWATCH

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TELECOM BILL'S FATE OVERSHADOWS THE FCC'S FALL AGENDA

Washington - Clouding the Federal Communications Commision's wireless agenda this fall is the uncertain fate of telecommunications reform legislation that could trigger scores of...

BAM'S CELLULAR CALLERS CAN GET DIRECTORY HELP

BEDMINISTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile customers traveling in the southwest can now dial 411 and reach Bell Atlantic's new InfoAssist service, which provides regular directory...

ANALOG CELLULAR REMAINS A FORCE AS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MATURES

Cellular carriers and manufacturers need to appreciate the value of analog technology well into the future if they want to succeed, said industry consultants...

THE WORLD

Nokia Telecommunications Inc. said it will supply a trunked mobile radio system to Broadcast Communications Ltd. of New Zealand. The contract, valued at $5...

JUDGE SETS NOV. 1 DATE TO HEAR LAWSUIT BY BELLS ON AT&T-MCCAW MERGER

WASHINGTON-A New York federal judge last week refused to block the proposed merger between AT&T Corp. and McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., but agreed to...

RBOCS OFFER TO ASSIST WINNERS OF `DESIGNATED ENTITY’ LICENSES

Small companies may have an easier go at starting personal communications services operations with minimal capital investment through proposals offered separately by the seven...

LAWSUIT FILED

Shareholders of Contel Cellular Inc. have filed two separate lawsuits in an attempt to block GTE Corp.'s $224 million bid to purchase the remaining...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Hark Systems Inc. has installed a wireless switch in South Dakota that uses specialized mobile radio frequencies to connect inbound and outbound calls. Hark's...

NEXTEL TRYING TO CALM INVESTORS AFTER MCI QUITS ALLIANCE PLANS

Nextel Communications Inc. is in search of a strategic partner to help finance its nationwide wireless communications network. But since MCI Communications Corp. backed...

EIGHT CELLULAR OPERATORS TAKING PART IN CDMA TEST

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Eight cellular operators are participating in a Seattle trial of Code Division Multiple Access digital cellular technology.Four participants actively involved in tests with...

MILLICOM REALIZES CELLULAR NICHE AWAY FROM DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

While some U.S. cellular operators are teaming up to offer customers nationwide seamless coverage, one cellular operator with roots here in America is trying...

RACHELLE CHONG BRINGS WEALTH OF INTELLIGENCE, ENERGY TO FCC

At age 35, Rachelle Chong could easily be taken for an inexperienced Federal Communications Commission member who happened to fit the profile the Clinton...

NEVADA JUDGE DISMISSES LITIGATION AGAINST COMSAT

BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Corp. announced a Nevada judge has dismissed litigation brought by stockholders of the former Radiation Systems Inc. that challenged Comsat's acquisition of...

LOCATING WIRELESS 911 CALLERS IS GOAL OF INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, approximately a half million 911 calls are placed over U.S. cellular networks each month. With the cellular...
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