1995

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Interim Standard-634, an open network interface standard, has been approved by the engineering committee of the Telecommunications Industry Association. The standard provides an open interface between the mobile …

FORT LEE, N.J.-Tri-State Radio Co. said it completed two financing endeavors valued at $130 million. An investor group, led by TA Associates, purchased an original issue discount note and an …

Convergence shows its colors as cable TV provider Cox Communications Inc. charts its course into next-generation wireless telephony, underscored by its announcement last month of plans to use Code Division …

WAYNE, Pa.-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. is conducting a trial of the intelligent Personal Assistant service, which delivers calls to many locations using the subscriber’s existing cellular phone number. “This is …

Sprint Telecommunications Venture-which plans to operate next-generation mobile phone service across much of the nation-is keeping to its cable roots by selecting Code Division Multiple Access technology as the foundation …

BellSouth Wireless Inc. unveiled a new cellular technology application called Cellemetry, which makes it possible to send short data messages over existing cellular networks. Currently undergoing system trials, applications for …

Marking the first phase in licensing personal communications services in Canada, 18 consortia said they are interested in offering next-generation wireless services. Parties that wanted to participate in the licensing …

SALT LAKE CITY-U S West Cellular announced customers in Utah beginning today have access to Caller Pays service. Callers using the service will be billed 45 cents per minute on …

CommNet Cellular Inc. said it has successfully concluded its call for redemption of its 6.75 percent convertible subordinated debentures. Of $74.7 million aggregate principal amount of the debentures outstanding, $41.9 …

WASHINGTON-Commercial wireless carriers last week fought off a challenge by two Virginia congressmen and local government officials to kill the antenna siting amendment in the House telecommunications reform bill. The …

A joint venture is underway to deliver “last mile”-or in this case last 20 miles-digital wireless connections for wireline phones in regions worldwide where phone service is costly, inadequate or …

MCI Communications Corp. is going to resell cellular service from arch competitor AT&T Corp? What is the world coming to? Chaos, I say. There is no orderly development in this …

SAN DIEGO-The National Dispatch Center Inc. said it will provide international call routing for GlobalRoam, the international cellular roaming service scheduled to be introduced by GTE Mobilnet Inc. in the …

WASHINGTON-Resale could become a powerful force in wireless telephony in the coming years, bringing an odd mix of competition and commerce to facilities-based carriers. Resale has experienced modest success in …

WASHINGTON-Congress is studying different approaches to spectrum reform in light of the $14 billion that lawmakers and the Clinton administration hope to extract from the airwaves during the next seven …

DALLAS-The number of players in the paging industry continues to shrink with Paging Network Inc.’s latest series of acquisitions. PageNet recently paid $6 million for the transmission network and operating …

JACKSON, Miss.-MobileComm is introducing CityLink Now&Then, designed to meet the needs of infrequent travelers. Customers who are going outside of their local coverage area can activate the service via the …

The dirty little secret is the $7 billion auction of broadband personal communications services licenses was not necessarily a big success. Reed Hundt, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, would …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Ltd. will provide Star Digitel with a Time Division Multiple Access digital cellular phone system valued at $24 million under the terms of a three-year supply agreement. Star …

A new company led by industry veteran Allen Salmasi is poised to bid in the entrepreneurial auction for personal communications services licenses, with plans to build a network based on …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering abandoning the 220-222 MHz test-bed for narrowband technology in favor of a flexible licensing scheme that would permit alternative technologies for services other than …

WASHINGTON-MCI Communications Corp. turned itself into a national wireless powerhouse last week by signing cellular resale agreements with AT&T Corp., GTE Corp., BellSouth Corp., Frontier Corp. and the AirTouch Communications …

As major service providers work to gain position for the coming pocket-phone revolution, Sprint Corp. is letting loose of its cellular holdings in order to concentrate on its personal communications …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. and GTE Mobilnet Inc. announced plans to participate in a new company formed to provide cellular service in Hokkaido, Japan. Both companies will own a 4.5 …

AT&T Corp. and Saudi Arabian company A.S. Bugshan & Bros. won a contract to expand the Global System for Mobile communications cellular network of the Saudi Ministry of Post, Telegraph …