Monthly Archives: February, 1996

FCC FARES $10M BETTER IN TEMPO RARY FUNDING BILL

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission fared better than expected in the current temporary funding bill that lasts through March 15, but the head of the...

AUCTION UPDATE: C-BLOCK AUCTION BIDS TOP $4B, WHILE SMR AUCTION NEARS END

WASHINGTON-After more than 30 rounds of bidding, it looks like the current auction of 900 MHz specialized mobile radio spectrum may be entering the...

CELLULAR ONE EXPANDS SCOPE OF BRAND NAME

The Cellular One Group intends to expand the scope of the Cellular One brand name to paging, local and long-distance service, and will offer...

FIXED CELLULAR SERVICE IS SPOTTY BUT IMPROVING THROUGH REGION

Pockets of wireless local loop operations and fixed cellular services are emerging throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Small-scale operations and field trials are...

OMNIPOINT RAISES $119M IN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

ARLINGTON, Va.-Omnipoint Corp. announced the successful completion of its initial public offering of common stock shares that began trading on the Nasdaq National Market...

SPECTRUM AUCTION’S FATE ENTWINED IN FED’S BUDGET

WASHINGTON-The federal budget will play a large role in determining the future of spectrum auctions, according to several panelists taking part in "Spectrum Auctions: Pay...

CDPD STILL A HARD SELL FOR VEN DORS, BUT APPLICATIONS SHOW PROMISE

Just as Cellular Digital Packet Data has been slow to take off in the United States, it looks like it will take a little...

COLOMBIA BOASTS HIGH CELLULAR PENETRATION AND DIGITAL GROWTH

Colombia continues to be a top performer in the Latin American cellular arena, with the highest digital growth and high overall cellular penetration.As part...

LOW PENETRATION FIGURES DEMON STRATE PAGING MARKET POTENTIAL

Although paging has existed for decades in major Latin American and Caribbean countries, developments during the past few years have placed these markets on...

CALLING PARTY PAYS RAISES CELLULAR USE, SAY CARRIERS

"Calling party pays" cellular, already a reality in Europe, Japan and Australia, is a growing trend throughout Latin America.In most places in Latin America,...

LATIN AMERICA LICENSING DELAYS STALL PCS DEPLOYMENT IN REGION

Despite strong initial efforts on the part of Chilean, Argentine and Mexican regulators, implementing personal communications services in Latin America will fall a little...

TELCEL NOTES 30 PERCENT GROWTH DESPITE WEAK MEXICAN ECONOMY

Despite overall slow growth in the Mexican cellular market due to the economic crisis in 1995, Telcel posted a 30.6 percent increase in subscribers...

CONSORTIA IN BRAZIL PREP TO BID ON UPCOMING CELLULAR LICENSES

The impending liberalization of Brazil's cellular services sector has attracted interest from a host of global carriers clamoring to position themselves in the region's...

PRIVATIZATION MAY HELP BOOST LAG GING CENTRAL AMERICAN MARKET

Central America's cellular market, although smaller and representing somewhat riskier investment than other parts of Latin America, remains largely untapped and is expected to...

CARRIERS TO INTRODUCE COMPETITION TO ARGENTINA’S CELLULAR MARKET

This year will bring competition to Argentina's interior cellular market, now served only by Compania de Telefonos del Interior under a two-year exclusive license.Owned...

PHILLIPS CLOSES IN NETHERLANDS TO OPEN NEW PARIS OPERATIONS

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands-Philips Electronics said it will dissolve its infrastructure division in the Netherlands and open a new unit in France to manufacture wireless phones,...

NOTABLE QUOTE

"Shutting down the government was bad enough. Threatening default was horrendous. But what they are proposing now-refusing to pay America's bills-is straight out of...

STV PICKS AT&T, NORTEL FOR $3B CDMA BUILDOUT

Sprint Telecommunications Venture has awarded contracts to build its personal communications services network to AT&T Network Systems Inc. and Northern Telecom Inc. with roughly...

CONGRESS PASSES TELECOM REFORM BILL

WASHINGTON-Congress passed landmark telecommunications reform legislation late last week, paving the way for the wireless lane of the information superhighway and setting the stage...

TEXAS JUDGE RULES CMRS FEES UNFAIR

AUSTIN, Texas-Texas State District Judge Scott McCowan ruled a fee imposed on wireless providers to finance the Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund is disproportionate to...

TEST FINDS SOME INTERFERENCE BE TWEEN HEARING AIDS, PHONES

An initial progress report on testing at the University of Oklahoma between hearing aids and wireless phones indicates some interference exists but makes no...

VIEWPOINT

The telecom reform bill has passed Congress and should soon be signed by President Clinton. The country is embarking upon a brave new world...

CDMA RECEIVES A COOL RECEPTION IN SOUTH KOREA

A cellular network using Code Division Multiple Access technology is live in South Korea, but so far enduring only a lukewarm reception. Current analog...

COMPETITION PROMISES GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICAN WIRELESS ARENA

This year promises to be a transition period for the Latin American wireless market, a year hosting key events necessary to drive the subscriber...
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