Monthly Archives: September, 1996

CELLPORT LABS REDESIGNS UNIVERSAL CAR KIT FOR PCS

CellPort Labs Inc. is redesigning and enhancing its universal car kit for both cellular and personal communications services applications.Car kits provide power and hands-free...

CONSULTANTS TEAM FOR WEB SERVICES

PHOENIX-Bobby G. Thompson & Associates, a land mobile radio management consulting services provider, and Internet Direct Inc. are teaming up to create specialized Internet...

SIEMENS ANNOUNCES GSM PLANS FOR U.S.

Yet another European-based company is entering the U.S. digital handset market, trumpeting its communications and manufacturing expertise, particularly in Global System for Mobile communications...

BLAKE, LUNA PROMOTED, SMITHBERG HIRED IN RCR EDITORIAL DEPT.

DENVER-RCR Publications Inc. has promoted Jerry Blake to associate editor and promoted Lynnette Luna to reporter as part of the editorial department's expansion.Blake, who...

PRODUCTS

Allen Telecom Group's Telecom Systems Division introduced NanoLite, a fiber optic microcell system the company said allows service providers to select locations for optimum...

LHS WILL LICENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM TO POWERTEL INC.

ATLANTA-LHS Communications Systems Inc. announced it has licensed its Business Support and Control System to Powertel Inc. of West Point, Ga.The agreement follows recent...

FIVE-PERSON COMPANY IS BRAINS BEHIND MAJOR PAGING SOFTWARE

In three years, SilverLake Communications Inc. has pushed itself into the forefront of the paging software market.Last year, the privately held Calabasas, Calif., company...

WORLDCOM HAS WIRELESS FACET IN MARKET PLAN

The wireless division of WorldCom Inc. aspires to be present in all major U.S. markets, indicating that the nation's fourth largest long-distance company seeks...

PNI INAUGURATES CONTROL CENTER #4

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. announced it has completed construction and has begun operating its Midwest Technical Control Center in Wheeling, Ill.The new TCC, the fourth...

PAGEPROMPT OPENS NEW GENERAL OFFICES

LA MIRADA, Calif.-PagePrompt USA announced the company has moved its general offices and customer service areas, gained through the acquisition of Network One in...

SPRINT SPECTRUM TO USE ANTENNAS FROM N.Y. UTILITY

LEWISTON, N.Y.-New York Power Authority trustees have approved an agreement with Sprint Spectrum L.P. to allow the personal communications services operator to install antennas...

NPCS LICENSEES ARE IN NO RUSH TO INTRODUCE MESSAGING SERVICE

Licensees of narrowband personal communications services report their development, testing and introduction plans for two-way messaging services are right on schedule. But Ian Gillott,...

MOBILEMEDIA RATING DROPPED DOWN TO CREDITWATCH BY S&P

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's has lowered its ratings of MobileMedia Communications Inc.'s subordinated debt to CCC from B-and its corporate credit rating to B-...

METRO ONE’S IPO BEGINS TRADE AT $8.50 A SHARE

Metro One Telecommunications Inc. opened trading on the Nasdaq National Market at $8.50 per share in its initial public offering of 2.4 million shares...

LETTERS: FCC EXECUTIVE CLARIFIES PCS LAW IN JONES’ ARTICLE

To the Editor: I am writing to clarify the law applicable to state and local regulation of personal wireless service providers, as discussed by Susan...

WORLD BRIEFS

Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. announced it will resell long-distance service to its more than 225,000 wireless customers during the first phase of the...

LONG DISTANCE LOOKS FOR WIRELESS ALLIES: MCI, NEXTWAVE JOIN FORCES FOR PCS

MCI Communications Corp. said its recent deal with NextWave Telecom Inc. isn't just another resale agreement."This will involve interconnection, and there is no reseller...

AT&T WIRELESS INC. PREPARES FRESNO POLICE FOR FIELD REPORTS

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Inc. has partnered with the Fresno County Sheriff's Department to provide automated field reporting to officers.By using AT&T's packet data...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

MidAmerican Energy Co. announced a $10 million investment in Racom Corp., an enhanced specialized mobile radio network operator. Racom has developed and owns a...

INSIDE RCR

Louisiana licenses tossed out - 5APT enters Rural Cellular venture - 14U.S., Asia to end tariffs by 2000 - 19

UPI PLATFORM GETS DIRECTORY SERVICES

REDMOND, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. announced it will make its directory services available via Unwired Planet Inc.'s wireless Internet access software platform.InfoSpace said it developed a...

BELLSOUTH REPORTS INTERNATIONAL USERS TOP 1 MILLION MARK

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced its proportionate share of international cellular telephone customers served by its wireless systems in 11 countries outside the United States has...

BELLSOUTH CELLULAR RECYCLES BATTERIES

ATLANTA-BellSouth Cellular Corp. and Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. have launched a nickel-cadmium battery collection and recycling effort called Charge Up To Recycle.BSCC said all...

HARRIS SWITCHING FOR GO WIRELESS

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Go Wireless International and Harris Corp. announced a commercial relationship in which Harris will provide telephone switching equipment for Go Wireless' prepaid cellular...

PCS AUCTIONS PRODUCE ANOTHER REVENUE SOURCE: 900 NUMBERS

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Treasury will be receiving another auction-related windfall payment sometime in the near future when the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T Corp. and the...
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