1996

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 …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt has signaled concerns to the industry about potential disruptions to public telecommunications networks as a result of the Internet’s growing popularity. The FCC said …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Nov. 25 issue of RCR will feature the Top 20 Paging carriers. If your company would like to be included in our survey, fax the following information to Lynnette …

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, …

NEW YORK-Cellnet Data Systems Inc. reported a shareholder has sued the company, alleging it misled investors in connection with its initial public offering last month. The Sept. 26 prospectus for …

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 …

The new telecommunications arm of Black & Veatch is the fastest growing segment of the Kansas City, Mo.-based engineering company, and is expected to bring in 20 percent of the …

Plantronics Inc. has taken one small step by expanding its existing headset business into the wireless market. The company first introduced communications headsets in 1962. Initially designed for airline pilots, …

Cellular One launched its Internet service in the Washington/Baltimore region. The service allows subscribers to surf, receive e-mail and browse news groups for $20 a month. Included in the price …

NEW YORK-As Omnipoint Communications Inc. sprints toward the Nov. 14 commercial launch of its personal communications service in the New York City metropolitan area, two hurdles remain: Nynex and NIMBY. …

A change in business strategy for Tele-Communications Inc. isn’t expected to shake up the basket of eggs for the wireless venture between Sprint Corp. and three cable companies. “We have …

The introduction of new digital cellular and personal communications services standards in the United States and global markets has brought to bear the issue of multimode and multiband wireless handsets. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission continued to clear out the backlog of old C-block personal communications services business by finally issuing most of Meretel Communications L.P.’s licenses, save the one property …

MONTREAL-Bell Canada International Inc., with its Indian partner, the Tata Group, launched the first mobile telephony network in Andhra Pradesh, India. The company, operating under the name Tata Communications, has …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Dataquest, a global market research and consulting company, predicted the U.S. cellular market will grow 30 percent in 1996, from 32.1 million subscribers to 41.8 million, and could …

In the Oct. 28 issue of RCR, it should have read Affordable Message Center sells numeric service from ProNet Inc. for between $2.45 and $2.95 to their indirect resellers in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson reported net sales of $4.28 billion for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up 19 percent from net sales of $3.59 billion during the third quarter 1995. …

If ever there was a week when the FCC bore the brunt of everyone’s aggressions, it was last week; I heard Hundt & Co. even was blamed for the Lindburgh …