November 1996

CAIRO, Egypt-The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a $250,000 grant to Jordan’s Ministry of Planning to conduct a feasibility study for a $7 million spectrum management tele-communications system. The …

HELSINKI, Finland-The Nokia Group said increased sales in the Nokia Telecommunications division, and strong growth in the Nokia Mobile Phones division, led to strong third quarter results. Nokia Telecommunications reported …

NEW YORK-PriCellular Corp. formed a wholly owned subsidiary, PC Telecommunications Inc., to resell cellular and paging services in markets adjacent to the company’s cellular systems. The company said it plans …

Hughes Network Systems Inc. aspires to accomplish a great deal more than just to supply $1 billion of network equipment to NextWave Telecom Inc. “This goes beyond equipment supply. That’s …

Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile will use Corsair Communications’ PhonePrint fraud prevention system in its A-side cellular markets. Installation already has started in Connecticut. PhonePrint uses radio frequency fingerprinting to detect …

When Metrocall Inc. reported third quarter earnings, the company also said it has shifted its course toward increasing revenue per unit and away from expansion in the reseller channel. For …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Department of Justice said last week the scheduled merger between SBC Communications Inc. and Pacific Telesis Group does not violate federal anti-trust laws. In addition, two other …

WASHINGTON-After eight months of wrangling, the Federal-State Joint Board released its proposal Nov. 7 to ensure affordable telecommunications services to all consumers, including hospitals, libraries and schools. At first blush, …

WAYNESBORO, Va.-GTE Wireless is selling the lion’s share of its Cincinnati personal communications services license to two Virginia telephone companies for $8.5 million. GTE will keep only the Cincinnati metropolitan …

In certain businesses, the best strategy is to get in, do what you need to do and get out without doing any damage. In between, minimize the risks and try …

NEW YORK-Russia’s largest cellular carrier, Vimpel-Communications, plans to go public with an international offering that will make it the first Russian company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Through …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-A dozen U.S. associations have asked the Federal Communications Commission to grant an exception to the 800 MHz filing freeze for companies asking only to make minor modifications in …

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Tele-communications Services Inc. has designed an animated electronic presentation on computer disk to promote its ChurnManager system. The disk, called “Wireless Romance, or The True Life Story of …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Dr. Nils Rydbeck, manager of Mobile Telephony research and development at Ericsson in the United States, was awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ Gold Medal for an …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering auctioning low-earth-orbit mobile data satellite licenses from the remaining pool of applicants. The prospect of auctions, a regulatory tool not used in global satellite …

WASHINGTON-The proposed merger of MCI Communications Corp. and British Telecommunications plc promises to bring plenty of cash and plenty of new services to the global telecommunications arena, but wireless subscribers …

An independent Louisiana telephone company is among those launching the second wave of personal communications service systems in the country. Meretel Communications L.P. has received a multimillion loan from the …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. received commitments from two financial institutions on a private placement of $25 million of Series A Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase common stock. Metrocall said the …

MobileMedia Corp. reported a third quarter net loss of $188.1 million and did not meet its scheduled interest payment on its publicly traded bonds. The events prompted a review by …

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications has chosen Ericsson Inc. as equipment vendor for the company’s personal communications services network. Airadigm hopes to deploy service early next year. The Little Chute, Wis.-based …

WASHINGTON-Maverick Arizona Republican John McCain will reign as top telecommunications policymaker in the Senate as a result of Commerce Committee Chairman Larry Pressler’s (R-S.D.) defeat. Despite accumulating a huge war …

WASHINGTON-While policymakers are under mandate from the American electorate to govern from the center with the return of a Democratic White House and a GOP Congress, the wireless telecommunications industry …

Digital service may not be the carrot that attracts consumers to personal communications services and digital cellular providers. According to a study by Economic & Management Consultants International Inc., 73 …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Ericsson Inc. announced it will provide AT&T Wireless Services Inc. with digital wireless phones. The agreement, which is the largest Ericsson has ever signed with any single …

California Microwave Inc. added $5 million to a satellite communications network project with Sudatel, a telecommunications service provider in Sudan. The contract, originally awarded during the second quarter of this …