Yearly Archives: 1996

WALL STREET URGED TO ALTER VALUATION GAUGES

NEW YORK-As the telecommunications industry moves toward offering a broader array of bundled services, Wall Street needs to move away from its outmoded, one-size-fits-all...

GTE, T-NETIX TEAM FOR TECHNICAL TRIAL

ORLANDO, Fla.-GTE Telecommunication Services Inc. has teamed up with T-Netix to evaluate T-Netix's speaker verification technology, an authorization system for subscribers roaming outside their...

CELLSTAR CHOSEN BY PACIFIC BELL MOBILE

CARROLLTON, Texas-Pacific Bell Mobile Services has chosen CellStar Corp. to provide product acquisition, distribution and customized kitting for Pacific Bell's personal communications services product...

APT REPORTS IT IS ON TRACK FOR PCS DESPITE LOWERED 3Q RESULTS

NEW YORK-American Portable Telecom Inc., Chicago, reported disappointing third quarter financial results last week, but said it is on track for the early 1997...

STATES WIN FIRST ROUND OF INTERCONNECT WAR

WASHINGTON-Any euphoria felt by wireless carriers following the recent adoption of new interconnection and local competition rules by the Federal Communications Commission should have...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Uniden Corp. said its San Diego Research and Development Center entered into a licensing agreement to use Unwired Planet Inc.'s wireless communications software platform...

PRODUCTS:

Tektronix Inc. announced a new capability for the R3465 Modulation Spectrum Analyzer, which is made by Japan-based Advantest Corp. and marketed in North America...

C-BLOCK CARRIER SEEKS ADDITIONAL MONIES TO FUND LEGAL BATTLES

WASHINGTON-San Juan, Puerto Rico-based PCS 2000 L.P. says it is running out of cash. The company, whose 15 C-block personal communications services licenses are...

WIRELESS INDUSTRY ASKS TO EXTEND NEW RF COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES

WASHINGTON-The wireless telecommunications industry said many carriers will not meet the Jan. 1 deadline when new radio frequency radiation safety guidelines go into effect.The...

POWERTEL COMMITS TO TWO SIZES OF SIM CARDS FOR PCS OPERATIONS

The full-size SIM card may lend itself more easily to future services, said Powertel Inc., a U.S. wireless operator that has contracted to buy...

Mobile Data Carriers

NORTEL TO DELIVER FIXED RADIO SYSTEM TO U.K. OPERATOR

PAIGNTON, U.K.-Northern Telecom Inc. will supply Proximity I fixed radio access network equipment and services to Ionica, a new national public telephone operator in...

INVENTORS MARKET RADIO MUTING UNIT TO CELLULAR USERS

QUEBEC-A group of Canadian inventors are hoping to find a U.S. distributor for their radio muting product for cellular phone users.The Wave Shadow 1000...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Glenayre Technologies Inc. installed its Modular Voice Processing system for PennSel Communication Services, a division of R.F. Communications. PennSel will offer MVP services to...

VIEWPOINT:

A funny thing happened on my way out of the exhibit area at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's Wireless Apps '96 conference last week...

NATTEL ACCUSES POCKET OF COLLUSION IN AUCTION

WASHINGTON-In his continued attempt to regain the C-block American Samoa personal communications services license taken back by the Federal Communications Commission due to default,...

TSR GETS 125M CREDIT FACILITY

NEW YORK-TSR Paging Inc. announced last week it closed on a new $125 million bank credit facility, arranged by First National Bank of Chicago...

D.C. NOTES

I had the strange sensation of deja vu all over again reporting on antitrust implications of Nextel Communications Inc.'s proposed buy-out of Pittencrieff Communications...

TELECOM DEVELOPMENT FUND MEMBERS NAMED

WASHINGTON-The remaining private sector board members of the congressionally mandated Telecommunications Development Fund have been named, capping an eight-month controversy that had the White...

METROCALL TO MEET TO DECIDE MERGER

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-A special meeting of Metrocall Inc. shareholders will be held Nov. 6 to approve the proposed merger of A+ Network Inc. with the...

WORLD BRIEFS

Millicom International Cellular S.A. said its worldwide operations showed record subscriber growth during the third quarter, adding more than 62,000 new cellular subscribers. The...

PALMER WIRELESS AUTHORIZES STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN

FORT MEYERS, Fla.-Palmer Wireless Inc. announced its board of directors has authorized a repurchase program of up to 600,000 shares of the company's class...

APPEALS COURT STAY DECISION STILL PENDING

ST. LOUIS-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit released the briefing schedule for arguments regarding the Federal Communications Commission's interconnection and local...

FCC NEARS COMPLETION OF 800 MHZ SMR AUCTION, LICENSE RULES

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected to complete 800 MHz specialized mobile radio auction-licensing rules within weeks, following bipartisan pressure from Congress to adopt...

LOWER EARNINGS CONFIRM MOTOROLA’S 3Q WARNINGS

NEW YORK-As expected from its advance warning last month, Motorola Inc. last week reported lower sales and earnings for the third quarter of 1996...
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