Monthly Archives: July, 1996

WORLD BRIEFS

E.F. Johnson Co. has signed a $3.6 million contract to build a trunked radio system for Campanhia Energetica de Minas Gerias (CEMIG), an electrical...

NEW FRACTAL ANTENNAS OFFERED FOR WIRELESS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-Fractal Antenna Systems Inc. said it is offering an antenna for wireless phones that is much smaller than conventional antennas but just...

TWA CRASH INVESTIGATOR PLEADS FOR WIRETAP FUNDS

WASHINGTON-With a captive national audience tuned in to the first major press briefing two days after the deadly explosion of the Trans World Airlines...

CABLE & WIRELESS ENTERS U.S. CEL LULAR INDUSTRY VIA BANM PACT

Cable & Wireless Inc. has signed a cellular resale agreement with Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile, one of the first steps in introducing its own...

CALENDAR

AUGUST1-2 1996 Summer Carrier Forum-Diversified Resale Services, by The Telecommunications Resellers Association. Westin Copley Place Hotel, Boston. (202) 835-9898.5-6 Wireless Telecommunications Real Estate and...

PACT TECHNOLOGY FORUM IS CREATED

SAN DIEGO-Supporters of personal Air Communications Technology have created a pACT Vendor Forum to "enable, support and promote the adoption of the pACT two-way...

CLINTON THREATENS KOREAN SANCTIONS

The Clinton administration on Friday threatened to impose trade sanctions on Korea for blocking access to that country's telecommunications market."I do not intend to...

FCC PROGRESSES ON REALLOCATION PLAN

WASHINGTON-Even before the Federal Communications Commission voted last week to solicit comments regarding the possibility of taking back UHF broadcast channels 60 through 69,...

U S WEST MEDIA POSTS 17% REVE NUE INCREASE

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-U S West Media Group announced an $11 million net loss for the second quarter because of a one-time $19 million charge to...

CELLULAR PARTICIPANTS POSSESS KEY ADVANTAGES OVER PCS PLAYERS: PCS IS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MORE MONEY

From Wall Street to Main Street, the outlook for the cellular industry remains positive, especially for major players abroad and minor players at home...

ILLUMINET ANNOUNCES MERGER OF TWO COMPANIES IS COMPLETE

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet, formerly Independent Telecommunications Network and US Intelco Networks, announced it has integrated all aspects of US Intelco Wireless Communications Inc. into its...

NBA STOPS MOTOROLA FROM BROADCASTING GAMES OVER SPORTSTRAX

NEW YORK-The NBA won its lawsuit against Motorola Inc. last week, with a judge ruling the electronics company "engaged in unlawful conduct" with its...

ALLTEL ANNOUNCES PHILIPPINES FIRM CREATED FOR DATA

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Information Services announced the formation of a Philippine-based corporation that will provide data management and processing services to Pilipino Telephone Corp.,...

COMPETITION, NOT CAPACITY, IS MO TIVE FOR MOVE TO DIGITAL CELLULAR

Not wanting to be elbowed aside by rival new suitors, cellular carriers are beginning to serenade subscribers with their own chorus of "Digital! Digital!...

PCSI SIGNS CONTRACT TO PROVIDE PACT NETWORK EQUIPMENT

SAN DIEGO-Pacific Communication Sciences Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cirrus Logic Inc., announced it has signed a reseller agreement with Retix to provide...

DIGITAL WIRETAPPING TO BE FUNDED AND SCRUTINIZED UNDER NEW BILL

WASHINGTON-Indirect digital telephony wiretap funding was approved by the House last week but not before Rep. Bob Barr (R-Ga.) tacked on strict reporting and...

FEDS PONDER SPECTRUM POLLUTION PROBLEM

WASHINGTON-Could there be such as thing as spectrum pollution?That's a question federal regulators are now pondering.While it has not been established that a problem...

CBIS RENEWS CONTRACT WITH MOTOROLA CELLULAR

CINCINNATI, Ohio-Cincinnati Bell Information Systems has signed a three-year contract renewal with Motorola Cellular Service Inc. for cellular customer care and billing.The contract includes...

CIRRUS ANNOUNCES SMART PHONES CHIP

FREMONT, Calif.-Cirrus Logic Inc. announced a single-chip mobile compute engine targeted for next-generation mobile applications.Cirrus said its CL-PS7110, based on the ARM7100, has the...

EPA AND FDA RENDER SUPPORT TO NEW RF EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

WASHINGTON-The Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration signed off on hybrid radio frequency radiation exposure guidelines being unveiled by the Federal...

AMERICOM CALL LINK FILLS NEED FOR SUPPORT SERVICE

Growth, competition, churn and consumer demand for top-notch wireless services are compelling many wireless carriers to narrow their business focus to core network operations...

VIEWPOINT

I wonder if Judge Loretta Preska has ever been to a professional basketball game.Preska ruled in favor of the NBA in its lawsuit against...

PAGENET INTRODUCES CANADIAN SERVICES

TORONTO, Ontario-Paging Network Inc. of Canada said it started service in Ottawa and Quebec City. The company first introduced one-way paging services April 1...

BELL ATLANTIC NYNEX OPEN TO COLLOCATION

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile has opened many of its cellular sites along the Eastern Seaboard from New England to South Carolina for collocation...

NORTHERN TELECOM ENTERS AGREE MENT WITH MOTOROLA INC.

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. has entered into a three-year agreement to resell Motorola Inc.'s line of data frame relay access devices, or FRADS, which convert...
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