Yearly Archives: 1996

PEOPLE

Pocket Communications Inc. named three new executives to its corporate management team.John A. Hoffman is the new chief operating officer. He has been given...

FCC TO ISSUE TEXT DESIGNED TO CLARIFY DETAILS OF REFARMING ORDER

WASHINGTON-Following a long, drawn-out process that began in 1993, the Federal Communications Commission voted on circular to adopt a memorandum opinion and order on...

PCS AUCTION BIDDERS TAKE BREAK FOR HOLIDAYS-IS THE END NEAR?

WASHINGTON-Santa did not bring the much-wanted end of the D-, E- and F-block personal communications services auction by the start of the holidays, but...

UNITECH EMERGES FROM BANKRUPTCY

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.- Unitech Industries Inc. and its subsidiary Solidex emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after its reorganization plan was confirmed by court order on...

WORLDCOM EXPANDS BETA TEST WITH RAM

HOUSTON-WorldCom Inc. announced it is expanding a beta test of its wireless messaging service for Notes and cc: Mail to include access from Ram Mobile...

WORLD BRIEFS

AirTouch Communications Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding with PT Intidaya Sistelindomitra to offer wireless services in Indonesia using the Globalstar satellite-based communications system....

PDAS TO ENABLE WIRELESS ACCESS TO THE INTERNET

NEW YORK-Envision this scenario-for the price of a local phone call, mobile workers use personal digital assistants run by off-the-shelf software to routinely access...

AT DEADLINE: PALMER CONTRIBUTES TO TOYS FOR TOTS

In the spirit of the holiday season, Palmer Wireless helped the United States Marine Corps surpass its goal of collecting 10,000 toys for needy...

POCKET COMPLETES VENDOR FINANCING AGREEMENTS

Pocket Communications Inc. has completed $646 million in financing agreements with three equipment vendors to build network clusters that will make Pocket the nation's...

CALENDAR

JANUARY7-8 Telecommunications Business Environment Conference, by the International Telecommunications Group. Denver. (303) 779-4141.9-12 Consumer Electronics Show '97, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas....

D.C. NOTES

"And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun." This old John Lennon song...

COMMNET CELLULAR DEALS WITH NEW PAGING PARTNER

NEW YORK-CommNet Cellular Inc., a Colorado-based rural cellular provider, has terminated plans announced early this year for a nationwide paging alliance with MobileMedia Corp.,...

SCHAUMBURG CASE DISMISSED IN COURT

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.- The lawsuit filed by the Village of Schaumburg, Ill., against UniSite Inc. was dismissed in federal court after UniSite agreed to follow...

WIRELESS INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR IRWIN JACOBS

Editor's Note: No other debate has ignited the wireless telecommunications industry like the one that rages between TDMA and CDMA technology. For several years, the...

VIEWPOINT

Wireless industry, watch out! Geniuses are at work in Washington. This is the baby-the Overseas Private Investment Corp., a federal agency that operates at...

ENTEL WINS CHILE’S PCS CONTEST

SANTIAGO, Chile-Entel, Chile's monopoly long-distance provider, is the informal winner of two personal communications services licenses, but the company will forgo one of those...

MOTOROLA PICKS UP CONTRACT IN YEMEN

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s International Cellular Infrastructure Group said it won a contract to supply a Code Division Multiple Access wireless local loop network...

MOTOROLA DROPS MARCO AND ENVOY

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Wireless Data Group is phasing out its Marco and Envoy personal digital assistants by the end of the year, said Cheryl...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

As part of a holiday promotion, Powertel Inc. is offering unlimited local calling within its entire coverage area for $50 per month for all...

MOBILEMEDIA TROUBLES ENSUE

MobileMedia Corp. announced Motorola Inc. discontinued product shipments to the carrier until it secures the credit to "assure payment of $34 million past due...

XYPOINT OFFERS MODEL LEGISLATION FOR STATE MANAGED E-911 FUND

A Seattle company has created model legislation that wireless carriers can use to convince state legislators to create a dedicated wireless E-911 fund administered...

CALENDAR

DECEMBER9-10 Wireless in the Local Loop, by IBC USA Conferences Inc. The Grand Hyatt, San Francisco. (508) 481-6400.9-10 Universal Service, by IBC USA Conferences...

STRATEGIES PROVIDED TO VENDORS WANTING TO HELP FINANCE PCS

NEW YORK-CIBC Wood Gundy Securities Corp. "is on the threshold of making announcements" about deals to help some vendors finance the purchase of their...

AML RELEASES POWERFUL NEW 140-WATT AMPLIFIER

AML Communications Inc. has introduced what is says is the highest power multicarrier amplifier available to the cellular industry.The amplifier operates at 140 watts,...

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS TAKE ON PCS MARKET WITH CONSULTING FIRM

At 29, Kashif Hassan is the president of Wyrex Communications Inc., a small Toronto-based wireless consulting company with a clientele including some of the...
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