Monthly Archives: October, 1995

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...

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...

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...

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...

CELCORE SEALS CONTRACT WITH TELECEL FOR AMPS

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Celcore, a developer of advanced wireless switching and networking solutions, announced a contract with Telecel International Ltd. to supply Advanced Mobile Phone Service...

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...

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...

AIRTOUCH, AMS, SUN JOIN TO OFFER CUSTOMER SERVICE

GENEVA-AirTouch Communications Inc. has teamed with American Management Systems and Sun Microsystems Computer Co. to deliver a customer care system, the companies announced.The new...

17 COMPANIES COMPETE TO OFFER CANADIAN POCKET PHONE SERVICE

Seventeen companies interested in providing 1.9 GHz personal communications services in Canada met Industry Canada's Sept. 15 deadline for submitting detailed business plans.The Canadian...

MSS FIRMS SEEK NICHE MARKETS BECAUSE OF INTENSE COMPETITION

The success of wireless communications presents a double-edged blade for mobile satellite service. On one hand, the continued acceptance of wireless communications and the...

THE NATION

DCR Communications Inc. and Westinghouse Electric Corp. reached an agreement in principle for a multimillion-dollar investment commitment by Westinghouse in the new personal communications...

NEXTEL SEARCHING FOR NEW CHIEF UNDER MCCAW INVESTMENT PLAN

Nextel Communications Inc. is looking for a new chief executive officer, moving its headquarters to the Seattle area and investing in a Chinese digital...

NEXUS ANNOUNCES TRIAL OF MACHINE MONITORING

GIVATAYIM, Israel-Nexus Telecommunication Systems Ltd. said it signed a contract with Contop Ltd., a systems house and integrator of control and management systems and...

D.C. NOTEBOOK

Of all the recruits at the Hundt-led Federal Communications Commission, perhaps none has received fewer headlines and contributed more than Christopher Wright.Wright, deputy general...

UTILITY COMPANY DEPLOYS WIRELESS DATA TECHNOLOGY IN LARGE-SCALE CDPD TEST

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile has been contracted to deploy in New Jersey what it says is the largest application of cellular digital packet...

PAC BELL WILL COLLABORATE WITH FOUR GSM LICENSEES

PLEASANTON, Calif.-Pacific Bell Mobile Services said it will collaborate on a number of fronts with four other personal communications services license holders planning to...

PACS TRADE ASSOCIATION FORMED TO FOSTER USE OF PCS STANDARD

A new industry association has been formed to promote and advance the Personal Access Communications System standard as the preferred solution for the emerging...

CALENDAR

OCTOBER9-11 Technology Forecasting for the Telecommunications Industry, by Technology Futures Inc. Stouffer Hotel, Austin, Texas. For information call David Solomon at (800) 835-3887.10-12 CES...
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