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NEW YORK-Vimpel-Communications, a Russian wireless telecommunications company, went public on the New York Stock Exchange Nov. 15 with an offering of 5.4 million American Depository Shares priced at $20.50 each. …

FAIRFIELD, N.J.-Electronics Communications Corp. activated its own paging system making it a full-service paging carrier. Electronics Communications has licenses covering Long Island, Westchester and Rockland counties and metropolitan New York, …

WINTER PARK, Fla.-Communications Electronics Specialties said it has changed its name to CES Wireless Technologies. The company also released a 1997 product catalog and launched a web site. “The new …

WASHINGTON-While the returning Republican-led Congress intends to enforce deregulation next year, the Federal Communications Commission claims the wireless telecom industry is being slowed by regulatory reform legislation passed earlier this …

LONDON-A new 9.8 kilobits per second service, which uses the International Mobile Satellite Organization’s Inmarsat-B mobile satellite communication system, allows rapid data communications without a modem or special landline connections, …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. said it installed its ClearSite receiver subsystems in a field trial in three sites in Wisconsin. The trial will run through the end of January to cover …

Several C-block licensees are questioning the 7 percent interest rate used by the Federal Communications Commission in payment plan notes, but the government stands behind the figure. The difference between …

PARAMUS, N.J.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it reduced wireless telephone fraud in metropolitan New York City by 90 percent so far this year, using its authentication system and Corsair Communications …

Mike Lorelli will resign as president and chief executive officer of MobileMedia Corp., the latest in a chain of events that has shareholders, industry and Wall Street wary of the …

NEW YORK-TTI Team Telecom International Ltd., an Israeli developer of operations support and network management systems for telecommunications providers, was slated to go public Nov. 22. The initial public offering …

As the worldwide debate rages on whether pocket phones are linked to adverse health effects, some groups are attempting to capitalize on the issue. Within the next few months, two …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said the German Federal Patent Court upheld the company’s patent relating to wireless digital radio communications systems using Time Division Multiple Access technology. InterDigital …

WASHINGTON-With China potentially becoming the biggest wireless export market in the world, the Clinton administration is challenged with keeping disputes over human rights, arms sales and Taiwan separate from its …

DENVER-American Management Systems Inc. has won a contract to develop a personal communications services customer care and billing platform for U S West’s new PCS services. The application will be …

The paging sector’s stock plunge this year is mostly a result of the large amount of money raised by “marginal players” in 1995, unexpected negative consequences of Motorola Inc.’s FLEX …

AirNet Communications Corp. entered an agreement with the Thomsen Group of Denmark, appointing Thomsen as AirNet’s authorized business representative in Denmark and certain Far Eastern countries. Thomsen will distribute AirNet’s …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Ex Machina Inc. selected Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Messaging Transfer Protocol for its narrowband personal communications services network. WMtp is an interswitch protocol designed to support the performance demands …

Don Smith is the new director of wireless technology and network operations for specialized mobile radio carrier ComTec International Inc. Prior to joining the company, Smith was director of network …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Omnipoint Corp. announced an offering and pricing of $200 million of 11 5/8 percent Senior Notes due Aug. 15, 2006 in a private placement. The notes were priced at …

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. and RWE Telliance AG formed a partnership to merge their RegioNet and RWE Terrafon Bundelfunk analog networks in Germany. The companies each will hold a 50 …

The Romanian Ministry of Communications awarded two 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications licenses to the consortia of Mobil Rom, led by France Telecom International Mobiles, and to MobiFon, …

The MultiMedia Telecommunications Association and the Telecommunications Industry Association announced an affiliation and intent to merge, creating a joint membership exceeding 1,000 companies. “MMTA’s focus on computer telephony integration and …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Personal Communications Inc. has responded to detailed questions put forth by the Federal Communications Commission Nov. 15 regarding that agency’s investigation of the C-block winner’s fitness to be a …

So Thanksgiving is only a few days away. But for days, weeks and months leading up to the great pheasant feast folks have been talking turkey in telecom and political …

The sale of Bellcore to a high-tech California information company will sever one of the final threads binding the former Bell empire, and mark an era of possessive competition between …