June 1995

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will vote next week on positions the United States may take at a major international conference in Geneva this fall, amid charges that the microwave and …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. introduced its One Touch advanced messaging service combining the benefits of nationwide paging services with the flexibility of a single telephone number. The company said One Touch …

The purchase of Nationwide Cellular Service Inc. is a good short-term strategy for MCI Communications Corp., but the nation’s second largest long-distance company will need to acquire some infrastructure to …

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ordered Bell Mobile Communications Inc. to “cease discriminating unjustly” against Invoice Reduction Services Ltd.-a company that wants to offer discounted cellular service to a …

WAYNE, Pa.-A month before the tender application deadline, Comcast Corp. announced its Comcast International Holdings Inc. subsidiary will head a consortium bidding a second cellular license in Ireland. Comcast will …

Editor’s Note: The cities listed here represent U.S. cellular markets 21 through 40, ranked by total number of subscribers in each metropolitan statistical area. Most carriers are unwilling to reveal …

NEW YORK-Cellular Communications International Inc. obtained a commitment from DLJ Bridge Finance Inc. to purchase up to $80 million in the aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes. The money …

Imagine needing to install a different type of electrical outlet to plug in your toaster, stereo and each lamp you own. Sounds crazy doesn’t it? Until recently, many cellular phone …

Industry executive Chuck Parrish last month announced his resignation as general manager of GTE Corp.’s mobile data services, a part of GTE Mobilnet, in order to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities in …

WASHINGTON-Two African American groups have asked the Federal Communications Commission to block issuing broadband personal communications services licenses and called for an investigation of alleged collusion among major telecommunications firms …

WASHINGTON-The Progress & Freedom Foundation, the Washington, D.C.-based think tank associated with House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., has a plan to abolish the Federal Communications Commission in three years and …

Editor’s Note: This letter originally was sent to President Clinton. Dear President Clinton, I want to congratulate you on your accomplishments with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia, however, there is …

Air Communications Inc. hopes to pump new life into that old work horse-circuit-switched cellular data transmission-with a wireless protocol named AirTrue. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said AirTrue takes a systems-level …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications said it is pursuing a license to offer Globalstar satellite communications in Malaysia through a venture with Sime Darby, a diversified conglomerate. Agreement terms specify that AirTouch-a …

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of 5.5 million shares of the company’s common stock. ADC said net …

IRVINE, Calif.-Accqpoint Communications Corp. said it activated its statewide network June 1 in Texas, providing real-time differential Global Positioning System service. Accqpoint distributes correct-position data over the FM subcarrier bands …

Robert Croft has been named president of AT&T Wireless Services’ Messaging Division. Croft will be responsible for the strategic direction and management of AT&T’s current one-way messaging business as well …

ATLANTA-William E. Pallone has been appointed vice president, market deployment for GTE Mobilnet’s broadband personal communications services. According to GTE Mobilnet, Pallone led GTE’s broadband PCS auction team resulting in …

ATLANTA-GTE Corp. increased its cellular market presence by completing the acquisition of Contel Cellular Inc. and effecting a transition of all operations into the GTE Mobilnet unit. GTE purchased 90 …

ATLANTA-GTE Personal Communications Services has become a 4.5 percent partner in Japan-based Digital TU-KA Tohoku Co. Ltd., which plans to begin operating a 1.5 GHz digital cellular system by 1997 …

The multitude of items an engineer needs to consider during the communication system design phase is becoming more and more complicated. Properly designed communication sites, particularly cellular and personal communications …

RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported revenues of $37.1 million for the quarter ended March 31-95 percent higher than its revenues of $19 million for the first quarter of last year. …

Nokia Telecommunications Inc. said it signed a 10-year supply agreement with GO Communications Corp., with the first three years calling for an estimated $200 million in base station systems for …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Cook Inlet Region Inc. of Alaska has formed a limited partnership with BellSouth Corp. to pursue personal communications services licenses in the upcoming designated-entity auction. Cook Inlet Region, which …

The resignation of two Comcast Corp. representatives from Nextel Communications Inc.’s board of directors and Comcast’s request to register its Nextel stock for sale are part of a shift from …