1996

The company had a new phone system installed in the Washington office a week ago, and for days I wondered if it worked. My phone didn’t ring, there were no …

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 of our existing regulatory framework of …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Omnipoint Corp. announced a loss of $21.5 million, or 47 cents per share, for the second quarter ended June 30. This compares with a loss of $16.4 million, or …

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 many jobs and not enough people. …

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 systems. Glenayre said the purchase will …

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 payments of $34 million and …

Motorola Inc.’s Advanced Messaging Group said Shanghai Guomai, the largest paging carrier in China, is operating using Motorola’s FLEX protocol-based paging system in Shanghai. Guomai has close to 1 million …

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 in the sophisticated two-way messaging and …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investor’s Service Inc. downgraded certain outstanding debt of Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp., Jackson, Miss. The New York-based rating agency downgraded its speculative grade rating to B3 from B2 …

SAN DIEGO-NextWave Telecom Inc. unveiled its personal communications services demonstration system based on Code Division Multiple Access technology during the Republican National Convention in San Diego. Rep. Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS-NetCom GSM, a Norwegian cellular network operator, announced its trial DCS 1800 digital cellular system. The system, supplied and commissioned by Motorola Inc.’s European Cellular Infrastructure Division, follows the …

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 able to institute all-services overlays …

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 sold Aug. 15. The notes were …

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 carriers money, but new state …

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 Intelligent Message Router for Western Wireless …

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 to introduce cellular service in …

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

Comsat RSI Mark Antennas signed agreements with several contractors to supply antennas for Sprint Spectrum L.P.’s personal communications services network. The contractors include Black & Veatch and MFS Network Technologies, …

AUGUST 13-14 Wireless Interconnection ’96, by Bellcore. Westin Hotel San Francisco Airport, Millbrae, Calif. Call Pam Dunn at (800) 521-CORE. 13 & 20 Semiconductor Conference, by the New York Society …

The likelihood of lower interconnection charges is good news for cellular operators, but a telecommunications economist warns the industry not to “pop the cork” on that bottle of champagne yet. …

Celcore Inc. won a second patent for its Hybrid MicroSystem technology, which enables cellular operators to implement “underlay” microcellular systems in the same coverage areas as existing cellular networks. “As …

American Digital Communications Inc. said it has signed an $18 million vendor financing agreement that will cover the purchase of 220 MHz equipment by ADC customers for the next three …

WASHINGTON-At the close of business today, 203 wireless communications veterans and hopefuls could be accepted to participate in the D-, E- and F-block broadband personal communications services auction set to …

During the next five years, personal communications services are poised to make a significant advance over cellular telephone services, offering more versatile handsets, higher quality digital connections, far greater call …