Monthly Archives: April, 1996

OMNITEL PRONTO ITALIA OFFERS ROAMING IN 18 COUNTRIES

MILAN, Italy-Omnitel Pronto Italia announced it has reached three new international roaming agreements with Cellnet of the United Kingdom, Airtel Moviles of Spain and...

HP OFFERS CARRIERS CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS

DALLAS-Hewlett-Packard Co. is combining the core competencies of its test measurement and computer systems businesses to provide a new Total Customer Management solution for...

FCC COULD SHIFT RF RADIATION EX POSURE GUIDES FOR POLITICS

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is believed to be leaning toward radio frequency radiation exposure guidelines that incorporate Environmental Protection Agency recommendations, a policy shift...

WEB WILL HAVE ENORMOUS IMPACT ON WIRELESS DATA FUTURE

"The Internet is the killer app!" declared futurist George Gilder at the Wireless Apps '95 show hosted by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association last...

JAPAN WILL CONSIDER OPENING UP PERSONAL HANDYPHONE MARKET

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration has said Japan will consider opening its personal handyphone system equipment market, a potential breakthrough for American wireless suppliers.Last week's announcement...

GEOTEK LAUNCHES COMMERCIAL SERVICE FOR NEW YORK METROPOLITAN NETWORK

NEW YORK-Geotek Communications Inc. inaugurated commercial service in the New York City metropolitan area March 28, for its wireless communications network geared toward mobile...

U.S. INTELCO WIRELESS NEGOTIATES EQUIPMENT PURCHASE WITH MOTOROLA

OLYMPIA, Wash.-U.S. Intelco Wireless said it has negotiated a volume discount agreement with Motorola Inc. that will give its 200-plus members significant discounts on...

MCI TO OFFER SERVICE IN 20 NEW MARKETS IN 1996

WASHINGTON-MCI Communications Corp. plans to offer cellular service in 20 new major markets by year's end, including Atlanta, Detroit and Miami. MCI currently buys...

CONGRESS WANTS PAGING FREEZE LIFTED, HUNDT SAYS IT IS NOT TIME

WASHINGTON-Congress late last week was expected to introduce legislation to force the Federal Communications Commission to lift the two-month-old paging application freeze, a source...

INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE REGULATION IS DISPUTED

BRUSSELS, Belgium-A move by the European Commission to regulate satellite communications systems has been thwarted by the Telecommunications Council of the European Union.The commission...

AT&T FRAUD TEAM BUSTS DALLAS CLONING OPERATION

DALLAS-As thousands of wireless industry comrades flocked to Dallas last week for the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's Wireless '96 trade show, so did their...

CABLE & WIRELESS RESUMES TALKS WITH BRITISH TELECOM

LONDON-The board of directors of Cable & Wireless plc said talks are on again with British Telecommunications. The "exploratory discussions ... may or may...

BIG NAMES DROP OUT OF C-BLOCK AUCTION

WASHINGTON-North Coast Mobile Communications-gone. GO Telecommunications Corp.-gone. PCS 2000-director and CEO Anthony Easton resigns to "pursue other business interests." NextWave Personal Communications, GWI PCS...

BARRETT STARTS JOB WITH EDELMAN PR, DEPARTS FCC DESPITE REQUESTS TO STAY

WASHINGTON-Andrew Barrett, a Bush-appointed member of the Federal Communications Commission since 1990, joins Edelman Public Relations Worldwide today despite entreaties from Republican lawmakers that...

WORLD BRIEFS

The South African Police Services announced it has awarded Motorola Inc. and South Africa-based Alcom a contract for a SmartZone UHF two-way radio communications...

D.C. NOTES

What did he know and when did he know it?Ah, the immortal question of Sen. Howard Baker of Watergate fame.That's what House telecommunications subcommittee...

ORANGE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING NETS $951M FOR PAYING DEBTS

NEW YORK-Orange plc, a British cellular carrier, sold an initial public offering of common stock March 27 that netted approximately $951 million.In January, Orange,...

CABLE & WIRELESS RESUMES TALKS WITH BRITISH TELECOM

LONDON-The board of directors of Cable & Wireless plc said talks are on again with British Telecommunications. The "exploratory discussions ... may or may...

VIEWPOINT

It has been a year since I left a high-tech computer magazine to join RCR Publications. After five years as a techie writer and...

VANGUARD SET TO SELL ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

NEW YORK-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. is planning to sell a $200 million issue of senior unsecured debentures that mature in 2006.Vanguard, based in Greensboro,...

PCS PRIMECO’S PARTNERS SELECT TALKALONG AS NATIONWIDE BRAND

NEW YORK-Look who's talking! After deflecting outside speculation for months, PCS PrimeCo L.P. partners have hinted recently that their TalkAlong phone-in-a-box product is to...

PAC BELL’S SAN JOSE PCS SITES AP PROVED

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Despite a residual ripple of hearing aid interference-based opposition, the San Jose, Calif., planning commission unanimously approved four antenna sites for Pacific...

CLINTON SIGNS LEGISLATION FOR REGULATORY REFORM

WASHINGTON-President Clinton late last week signed legislation to give small businesses more leverage to challenge regulations of the Federal Communications Commission and other government...

PAGER ONE INTRODUCES FLEX IN FLORIDA MARKET

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc.'s Paging Products Group announced West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Pager One Inc. has introduced a FLEX high-speed paging system that it...

PACIFIC TELESIS WILL FACE DIM FI NANCIAL PROJECTIONS

NEW YORK-Two years after it divested itself of its international paging and cellular operations, Pacific Telesis Group, San Francisco, now confronts projections of two...
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