Monthly Archives: October, 1995

MOTOROLA POSTS EARNINGS UP 31 PERCENT, BUT SALES IN CELLULAR ONLY MODERATE

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced record sales and earnings for the third quarter, although its general systems sector reported moderate growth in the cellular subscriber...

UBIQUITY HAS ARRIVED!

No, I'm not saying personal communications services are here yet. Obviously they're not. But, by any reasonable standard, Ubiquity-anytime, anywhere communications-is already here, delivered...

LIN STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE SALE OF COMPANY SHARES TO AT&T’S WIRELESS UNIT

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Lin Broadcasting Corp. shareholders voted to approve a merger agreement with AT&T Wireless Services at the annual shareholder meeting.Lin shareholders will receive approximately...

NESS CALLS FOR SPECTRUM SUMMIT TO RETOOL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission early next year will hold a spectrum summit as policymakers rethink fundamental programs that have governed the airwaves for a...

TOP 20 MOBILE DATA OPERATORS

Editor's Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of terrestrial-based, two-way mobile data operators based on interviews with industry contacts. The...

U S WEST REJECTS LOVE TRIANGLE WITH TURNER AND TIME WARNER

The recent scuffle between Time Warner Inc. and U S West Inc. over the former's proposed acquisition of Turner Broadcasting System Inc. may terminate...

TOTAL BUSINESS SOLUTION FROM MCI NOW AVAILABLE

ATLANTA-MCI Communications Corp. is distributing its latest release of networkMCI Business, an integrated software package offering a range of communications services.The package includes messageMCI...

MCI FINISHES ACQUISITION OF NATIONWIDE CELLULAR

WASHINGTON-MCI Communications Corp. announced the shareholders of Nationwide Cellular Service Inc. approved MCI's acquisition of the company for approximately $190 million in cash.Nationwide stockholders...

AT&T BREAK-UP ALLOWS DIVISIONS TO BE JUDGED ON SPECIFIC MERITS

AT&T Corp.'s strategy to become three different companies has evoked positive and adverse reactions, but analysts agree the forecast looks good for the wireless...

THE WORLD

AT&T Network Systems Inc. installed a digital wireless data communications system on Tele2000's wireless network in Lima, Peru. Tele2000 said it was the first...

HATIS ALLOWS HEARING IMPAIRED TO COMMUNICATE OVER CELLULAR

Before 1995, people with a moderate to total hearing loss couldn't carry on an ordinary phone conversation, according to Jo Waldron, co-inventor of the...

WILDFIRE SIGNS AGREEMENTS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

LEXINGTON, Mass.-Wildfire Communications Inc. announced authorized service provider agreements with Advanced Communication Technnologies, Milcom Corp. and Virtuosity.Under these agreements, each company will offer Wildfire...

PAGENET ADDS SERVICES TO SHARP’S ZAURUS PDA

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. said it will provide and market wireless messaging services for the Sharp Zaurus keyboard-enhanced personal digital assistant.PageNet said it will offer...

WHITE HOUSE COMSAT CONCERNS WILL NOT PREVENT VENTURE ACTIVITY

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration has signaled problems with Comsat Corp.'s planned investment in a global pocket telephone system developed by the International Mobile Satellite Organization,...

WIRELESS THIEF CONVICTED ON THREE COUNTS OF FRAUD

WASHINGTON-Clinton Watson, the alleged inventor of a software program that created the counterfeit "lifetime" phone, was convicted on three counts of cellular telephone fraud...

AT&T SNARES SNET ORDER

SNET Cellular Inc. awarded AT&T Network Systems Inc. a contract valued at $35 million to supply and install an Autoplex System 1000 for SNET...

EATELCORP, MERCURY WORK TO DEVELOP PCS NETWORK WITH ASSISTANCE FROM LSU

BATON ROUGE, La.-Eatelcorp Inc. will partner with Mercury Cellular and Paging of Lake Charles, La., and contract assistance from Louisiana State University to conduct...

MOTOROLA CHIP DESIGNED TO MAKE FLEX PRODUCTS

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. introduced its FLEX chip set, which it will license to semiconductor manufacturers, who in turn will sell the set to...

HUNDT REQUESTS PLAN TO HANDLE GSM PHONE, HEARING-AID ISSUE

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt directed the wireless telecommunications industry to develop a plan by next week to address interference from European-designed digital...

GTE AND IBM ANNOUNCE BETTER BILLING INFORMATION

ATLANTA-GTE Telecommunications Services and IBM Corp. have introduced a service for managing usage and billing information generated by cellular roaming users.The number of roamers...

HUTCHISON ANNOUNCES HONG KONG CDMA LAUNCH

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Hutchison Telephone Co. Ltd. launched what it says is the world's first commercial Code Division Multiple Access digital cellular phone system in...

PAGEMART OFFERS ROAMING AS AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE

DALLAS-PageMart Inc. is marketing a new roaming service, infoRoam, which allows paging subscribers to change their coverage area on a short-term basis using an...

VIEWPOINT

Marriages and divorces are accenting the wireless telecom industry today.The biggest telecom provider of them all, AT&T Corp., announced late last month it would...

RCR SALES, EDITORIAL STAFF EXPANDED DUE TO GROWTH

DENVER-RCR Publications Inc. has named Pegeen Prichard its Southern sales manager. Prichard will be managing RCR display advertising from the offices of RCR's parent...

PEOPLE

Sue Cardillo was named manager of public affairs at AT&T Wireless Services. Cardillo will be responsible for media relations, charitable giving, community relations and...
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