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ABILENE, Texas-Specialized mobile radio provider Pittencrieff Communications Inc. said recent consolidation of its sales and service centers negatively impacted its third quarter results. However, Warren Harkins, chairman, president and chief …

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NORWOOD, Mass.-Analog Devices Inc. and The Technology Partnership Ltd. introduced a new pair of chipsets for Global System for Mobile communications phones. Analog Devices said the chipsets reduce product development …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. and LG Electronics have entered a three-year agreement to bring FLEX paging technology to South Korea. LG Electronics said it will purchase more than 2000 units …

Ameritech Corp. is considering selling its 24.5 percent interest in Polish analog operator Centertel because it has “diverging views on what [the operator’s] future should look like,” said Dennis LaComb, …

The digital era has arrived. Pick a technology. We’ve got your TDMA, your CDMA, upgraded TDMA and some GSM. We’ve got your 800 MHz, your 1.9 GHz. And we’ve set …

Using the existing Ardis two-way data network, ConectUS Wireless Communications of Thousand Oaks, Calif., plans to launch two-way nationwide messaging services next month, initially targeting business users. ConectUS is a …

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications established its first switching center in Appleton, Wis., for the company’s personal communications services network. The center be completed during the first quarter of 1997 for …

Service Merchandise has agreed to add store-within-a-store facilities to 131 of its locations to sell Wireless Communication Centers Inc.’s wireless communications services and products. Wireless Communication Centers is a subsidiary …

The Canadian government is expected to decide soon if it should have a larger role in fostering competition among wireless providers. Regulation has been light in the past for the …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced Christopher Galvin, currently president and chief operating officer, will become chief executive officer of the company effective Jan. 1. Galvin is grandson of Motorola founder Paul …

LONDON-The wireless market in the Asia-Pacific region is surpassing fixed telephony, according to CIT Research Ltd. Despite demand for more landline telephones in the area, CIT said overall market penetration …

NEW YORK-Omnipoint Communications Inc. opened for business Nov. 14, but a full-scale promotional campaign for its first personal communications services network-in the New York City metropolitan area-won’t start for another …

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 …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association and the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association have advised the Federal Communications Commission to take a more proactive role with individual states to ensure the success …

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc., a wholesale provider of one-way paging network services, has completed its fifth technical control center for its North Central region including Michigan, Ohio and parts of Indiana. …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Advanced Signal Inc. has licensed the entire FLEX family of paging protocols from Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group. Advanced also is developing test equipment for the narrowband …

ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet has launched its first commercial Code Division Multiple Access cellular service in Austin, Texas. The company is offering a dual-mode Sony-branded handset, the CM-D500, manufactured by Qualcomm Personal …

WASHINGTON-After filing his complaint against American Mobile Satellite Services more than four years ago, Gary Noreen, chairman and chief executive officer of La Canada, Calif.-based Radio Satellite Corp., will get …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. has agreed to provide its services to Benefits For Business members at discounts normally reserved for large corporations. No activation fees will be charged to members, and …

We’re into week three of Clinton II unofficially and already seeing the president wobble and waffle on the big issues of the day: balanced budget amendment, Cabinet makeup and Bosnia …

WASHINGTON-The wireless telecommunications industry is leery of a new budget-driven, flexible-use auction proposal that could create more competition for carriers on Main Street and Wall Street. The auction of the …

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 …

WASHINGTON-President Clinton’s goal in his second term to reach a balanced budget deal with the Republican-led Congress could lead to expanded auction authority and a full-blown debate on spectrum reform …

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 …