December 1995

ATLANTA-Pager One Inc. announced it has constructed a single frequency paging network in Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The company said it has built 75 sites which …

GREENVILLE, S.C.-PCS Development Corp. announced it has signed an agreement with Westlink Paging Inc. allowing the company to offer PCSD’s advanced two-way paging services in 88 markets within 14 Western …

With plans to offer commercial tracking services in North America in February, Orbcomm Global L.P. has two satellites in orbit and is beta testing its global data-only communication system. The …

YORBA LINDA, Calif.-Comarco Inc. announced it has received its first major European purchase order to provide Italy with wireless communications field measurement equipment. The company said the purchase order is …

A total of 36 companies have declared interest in bidding for 49 percent of a wireless license offered by the Czech Republic, confirming the economic ministry’s belief that participation would …

MONTREAL, Quebec-A consortium formed by Bell Canada International and the Tata Group of India has been offered a license by the government of India to provide cellular telephony services using …

WASHINGTON-Congress, in the face of an impending veto and resumed fighting with the White House over government spending that could lead to another government shutdown next week, approved a Republican …

CellStar Corp. said it formed a distribution relationship with Cellular One Group. The company said the agreement is a nationwide strategic cellular accessory program encompassing original equipment manufacturer products from …

A private Dutch company has combined traditional paging with high-tech messaging to produce “Maxing,” an advanced wireless service that Eindhoven-based CallMax bv hopes to offer commercially early next year. Using …

WICHITA, Kan.-Brite Voice Systems Inc. announced it has signed a contract to provide additional voice-mail capacity to Cellnet, a mobile communications network operator in the United Kingdom. Brite, whose voice …

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. appointed key executives to head its new $20 billion wireless equipment business, one of the three independent publicly traded companies AT&T plans to create. The equipment business, …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-A-Plus Network Inc. said it has signed definitive agreements to acquire three regional paging companies, which will give the Nashville, Tenn.-based company an additional 34,000 paging units. A-Plus said …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its Newton operating system, Newton 2.0, designed to advance the Newton platform by providing improved organizational and communications capabilities, as well as integrate Newton personal …

AT&T Corp. is the world’s largest cellular operator, according to research from the International Telecommunications Union. In fact, U.S. companies account for 10 of the world’s 20 largest cellular carriers. …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Digital Microwave Corp. said it has signed a two-year agreement with BellSouth Corp. to supply digital microwave radios. Digital Microwave’s products will be used to connect the cell …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. said it will begin a field trial in Atlanta of two-way messaging services on its narrowband personal communications services network in 1996. PageNet said the field test …

Much has been written about the decline of the Democratic Party, given the almost daily departure of lawmakers on that side of the aisle and the meteoric gains by Republicans …

Reflection Technology Inc. has opened two new sales offices in San Jose, Calif., and Sciota, Pa., to accommodate the increasing demand for FaxView personal fax readers, the company said. The …

SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecom MobileLink announced the completion of Singapore’s first national personal communications services network, which was designed and developed by Northern Telecom Ltd. The Global System for Mobile communications network …

JACKSON, Miss.-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. announced its total number of paging units in service has increased to one million one-way, two-way and voice messaging units worldwide. “At the beginning of …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Crutchfield Corp., a national retail catalog sales firm in Charlottesville, Va. The Crutchfield catalog specializes in car, home, electronics and audio/video …

Paging Network Inc. has a new face and so does the wireless industry with the appointment of Glenn Marschel as the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Marschel comes …

Alphanumeric paging is making a turnaround in the U.S. marketplace. It’s easier to use, more spectrum-efficient and may open a gateway for service providers to sign on two-way messaging customers. …

Michael Snitz of Phoenix-based Cell Phone Extensions says his business is a part of the new “emulation industry,” but cellular carriers call his work illegal cloning and fraud. “This is …

GREENVILLE, S.C.-The recognition of a $95.8 million after-tax gain on the sale of Dial Page Inc.’s paging operation accounted for a $38.7 million, or $1.83 per share, net income for …