1996

With the skill of Solomon, House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) promised to split the powerful Telecommunications & Finance subcommittee into separate factions if the Republicans keep their majority hold on …

CHICAGO-Mrs. G.D. Crain Jr., 85, who has been chairman of the board of Crain Communications since 1974, has retired after 40 years with the company and will hold the title …

How ’bout the attendees at President Clinton’s White House Corporate Citizenship Conference last Thursday here: Robert Allen, chairman of AT&T Corp.; Charles Lee, chairman of GTE Corp.; Richard Notebaert, chairman …

NEW YORK-Excel Communications Inc., which plans to begin offering nationwide paging services this summer, sold an initial public offering May 10 with the share price rising dramatically by the end …

WASHINGTON-After a two-year process, the Federal Communications Commission established the Family Radio Service, a short-range two-way consumer system first proposed by the Radio Shack division of Ft. Worth, Texas-based Tandy …

The cellular telecommunications industry is making steady progress introducing advanced mobile data services as it works to overcome its own fragmented nature as well as the competition. According to the …

NEW YORK-Driven by telecommunications deregulation and consumer demand, the emerging industry model is the “super carrier” that delivers a broad menu of services it doesn’t necessarily originate or create, said …

WASHINGTON-Negotiations have broken down between hearing impaired advocates and the wireless telecommunications industry on permanently resolving interference to hearing aids by digital pocket phones, raising the possibility of government intervention. …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. and A+ Network Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby A+ Network will merge into Metrocall in a two-step transaction. Metrocall said it will commence …

SOMERS, N.Y.-MobileComm and Motorola Inc. have teamed up with Mountain Dew to launch a program aimed at placing pagers in the hands of teens and young adults. The promotion, called …

Another handset manufacturer saw its company stock drop then slowly rise again following the release of a quarterly report with stagnant earnings. It’s the continuation of a process that began …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Corp. announced a major expansion of Bell Atlantic All@once Solutions, a business approach that helps organizations deal with the increasing complexities of meeting their information technology …

WASHINGTON – Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) said he wants legislation this year to streamline rules governing the relocation of microwave users from the 2 GHz band to higher frequencies that …

WASHINGTON-Wireless Telecommunications Bureau deputy chief Ralph Haller, characterized by former Federal Communications Commission colleague James McKinney as “just a simple country boy from the wheat fields of Kansas,” accepted this …

Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. announced it has sold $22.5 million of its cumulative convertible accruing pay in kind preferred stock to a group of investors. The buyers include Chase Securities …

NEW YORK-One of the independent companies left out of the merger between Cellular Communications Inc. and AirTouch Communications Inc. is considering its options, including sale of the company. Cellular Communications …

SINGAPORE-Numerous announcements about Code Division Multiple Access technology came out of last week’s CDMA World Congress in Singapore. The event was attended by about 600 people from 40 countries. Motorola …

PHOENIX-Cellexis International Inc. dismissed its $525 million trade secret lawsuit against GTE Corp., its subsidiaries and Open Development Corp. The company sued GTE and ODC in April claiming theft of …

CHICAGO-Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems said it started authentication service in its Chicago market, which operates as Cellular One. The technology is expected to wipe out cloning fraud as it is …

WASHINGTON-The United States and China are on the verge of a trade war that could hurt the wireless telecommunications industry’s ability to expand into one of the world’s fastest growing-and …

A cellular carrier loses the equivalent of its entire customer base in three to five years, say industry estimates. Not only does churn amount to missed revenue, but increasing industry …

NEW YORK-Due to investor demand, Clearnet Communications Inc. sold 8 million shares of its common stock May 15, an increase of 1 million shares over the deal size anticipated when …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission announced it has agreed to reduce bid withdrawal penalties faced by Atlanta Trunking and MAP Wireless, bidders in the recent 900 MHz specialized mobile radio auction. …

It was one book in Alighieri Dante’s 14th century classic Divine Comedy trilogy that inspired the name for Lucent Technologies Inc.’s new software program, Inferno. The technology behind Inferno will …

Who are these guys? It’s a question that has popped into my mind repeatedly after 20-plus years as a journalist now covering the wireless communications field. I can’t compete with …