Yearly Archives: 1996

STATES MUST STOP SINGLING OUT WIRELESS IN AREA CODE OVERLAYS

WASHINGTON-A recently released Federal Communications Commission order now prohibits states from singling out wireless carriers for service- or technology-specific area code overlays.States will be...

PAC BELL GETS AA RATING ON $250 MILLION IN NOTES

NEW YORK-Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co., Chicago, assigned an investment grade rating of AA- to Pacific Bell's $250 million issue of 10-year notes...

GREAT GROWTH IS EXPECTED FOR LATIN AMERICAN CELLULAR SERVICES

NEW YORK-In Latin American countries, "where completion of a phone call is cause for celebration in some cases," rising gross domestic product signals increasing...

PCS WINNERS IN OREGON FACE STATE TAX ASSESSMENT ON LICENSES

Sprint Spectrum L.P. said it is facing the same problem in Oregon experienced by its personal communications services competitor, Western Wireless Corp.-an attempt by...

INSIDE RCR

Sprint Spectrum delays offering -5AT&T, SBC swap properties - 13Telecel expands service in Africa - 18

NARY A BUMP IN PCS PATH TO RELOCATION

NEW YORK-Never mind the summer sun. When it comes to microwave incumbent relocation, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas to personal communications...

ILLUMINET, NORTEL EXPAND AGREEMENT TO EMBRACE GSM

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet and Northern Telecom Inc. announced they expanded their personal communications services equipment agreement to include Global System for Mobile communications technology in...

SPRINT PRACTICES WITH PCS NET WORK AT GOLF TOURNAMENT

DENVER-Sprint Spectrum demonstrated its 1900 MHz phones last week during the Sprint International golf tournament at Castle Pines.The company provided free personal communications services...

U.S. FIRMS WORK THROUGH SLOVA KIAN RULE CHANGES

U.S. partners in a Slovakian phone venture are confident they can restructure their company to meet new license qualifications unexpectedly created by the Slovakian...

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ISSUES SUGGESTIONS FOR SPECTRUM USE

WASHINGTON-Comments were due late last week on the draft proposal forwarded by the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee, which contained recommendations by five subcommittees...

PAGING INDUSTRY PLEASED WITH INTERCONNECT RULING

The paging industry is celebrating the Federal Communication Commission's recent ruling on interconnection rates-for the most part.The new regulations are expected to save paging...

WESTERN WIRELESS GETS SCI’S ROUTER

IRVINE, Calif.-Subscriber Computing Inc., a provider of management solutions for the wireless industry, has completed the installation of the first Unix version of SCI's...

GLENAYRE TO ACQUIRE CNET STOCK

Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Cnet Inc., a Plano, Texas-based provider of engineering software tools for wireless communications...

SWIFT WIRELESS BUILDOUT LEADS TO EMPLOYEE DROUGHT

The colossal growth of the wireless industry, in particular the buildout of personal communications services and digital cellular networks, has created a supply-and-demand problem-too...

FCC AIMS TO CHANGE HOW LECS GOVERN THEIR WIRELESS BUSINESSES

WASHINGTON-A lengthy notice of proposed rulemaking adopted July 25 by the Federal Communications Commission but not released until Aug. 13, "initiates a comprehensive review...

AT DEADLINE: ERICSSON INCOME INCREASES IN 2Q

L.M. Ericsson's radio communications sector is responsible for almost two-thirds of the company's sales in the second quarter, ending the three-month period with $2.7...

BRAZIL TO AUCTION B-BAND CELLULAR PERMIT IN EARLY ’97

NEW YORK-After many delays, Brazil's B-band cellular license auctions, which will be open to foreign bidders, are likely to begin early next year.The Brazil...

BELLSOUTH DCS ADDS 7 MORE MAR KETS TO PCS NETWORK

RALEIGH, N.C.-BellSouth Mobility DCS has launched the second phase of its three-year, $500 million network deployment plan to bring personal communications services to the...

AT&T AND SBC COMMUNICATIONS HORSE TRADE WIRELESS LICENSES

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has acquired the Little Rock, Ark., and Memphis, Tenn., 1900 MHz personal communications services licenses from SBC Communications Inc.In addition...

AIRTOUCH TO ISSUE STOCK AFTER CCI VOTE ON MERGER

NEW YORK-Shareholders of Cellular Communications Inc., New York, were scheduled to vote Aug. 16 whether to approve the company's acquisition by AirTouch Communications Inc.,...

PRIMARK ACQUIRES THE YANKEE GROUP

WALTHAM, Mass.-Primark Corp. has acquired Yankee Group Research Inc., a market research and consulting firm in the communications and computing field.The transaction includes cash...

D.C. NOTES

The company had a new phone system installed in the Washington office a week ago, and for days I wondered if it worked. My...

VIEWPOINT

Paging stocks have been taking a beating lately as ratings agencies and some analysts worry that plain old paging won't be able to compete...

USAIR DISABLES MEMO THAT SAYS TO SEVER AIRFONES IN EMERGENCY

ust a day after the New York Times published a precarious part of a USAir company memo regarding use of airline phones during an...

TELECEL USES AFRILINK TO OFFER COMPETITIVE CALLING

Using cellular and intelligent satellite technologies, Telecel International Ltd. of New Canaan, Conn., is on track to rehaul communications in Africa.The company was first...
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