Yearly Archives: 1996

COMPANIES DENY SQUABBLE IN SPRINT-CABLE TV VENTURE

Sprint Spectrum L.P. denies any discord among its member companies, despite revisions to the venture's original plans to launch cable telephony with its wireless...

VIEWPOINT

At some point in most relationships, one partner looks at the other, and instead of seeing Prince or Princess Charming, sees a human ......

THE CRIME DEFINED

Cellular theft: A cellular phone is stolen from a legitimate customer and used before the theft can be reported.Subscription fraud: This type of counterfeiting occurs when...

PTT TELECOM LICENSES TELESCRIPT TECHNOLOGY

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-General Magic Inc. announced PTT Telecom BV, a subsidiary of Royal PTT Netherlands, has licensed General Magic's Telescript technology.The technology is designed to...

AMPLIFIERS, CHIPSETS BY HEWLETT-PACKARD DESIGNED FOR WIRELESS

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. announced its ultra-miniature amplifiers and mixers, high-integration chipsets and a small 3-volt modulator/mixer that all are designed to benefit end...

WEST JAVA TO RECEIVE NEC WIRE LESS NETWORK USING PHS TECHNOLOGY

NEW YORK-NEC Corp. received an order to equip a wireless local loop system from PT Aria West International in West Java, Indonesia. The company...

IRIDIUM PRIVATE FINANCING RAISES $315 FOR NETWORK DEVELOPMENT

WASHINGTON-Iridium Inc. announced it has concluded a private financing within its existing investor group, raising an additional $315 million and boosting its total capital...

GROUP TO PETITION PAGING FREEZE

A coalition of local and regional paging companies and an equipment manufacturer plan to file an emergency petition with the Federal Communications Commission this...

AFRICAN GSM NETWORK LAUNCHED, SAYS NOKIA

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-In an effort to provide affordable communication services to its country, the central African country of Malawi has launched a Global System...

D.C. NOTES

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Larry Pressler (R- S.D.) says he's perplexed by the Federal Communications Commission's schedule for implementing the new telecommunications bill.I'm equally...

NYNEX TO LEASE SPACE TO PUT PCS ANTENNAS

BOSTON-Nynex Corp. said it will lease space on its rooftops for personal communications services antennas, making it easier for PCS providers to deploy networks...

PAGEMART WILL BEGIN COVERAGE IN CANADA

DALLAS-PageMart Inc. announced its wholly owned subsidiary, PageMart International, has teamed with Canadian partners to launch PageMart Canada Ltd., a new nationwide Canadian paging...

N.Y. ANTENNA SITE LEASE AT HEART OF AT&T LAWSUIT

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y.-On a clear day, you can look south and see the Manhattan skyline from the landmark hilltop house of Steve Preston, who...

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TPS’ PERSONAL ASSISTANT ALLOWS 1-NUMBER ACCESS

ISELIN, N.J.-Dusting off patents shelved by Bell Laboratories due to commercialization prohibitions, Telecommunications Premium Services Inc. hopes to gain competitive advantage in the frontier...

VIEWPOINT

Just when you thought the war between proponents of Global System for Mobile communications technology and those who want Code Division Multiple Access technology...

FBI OFFERS CTIA DIGITAL WIRETAP IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

The Federal Bureau of Investigation earlier this month responded to Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) request for key data on digital wiretap implementation. The 13-page...

ADDING CUSTOMERS TAKES AWAY FROM CANTEL INCOME

While Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications Inc. showed dramatic fourth quarter and year-end income loss for 1995, the company said it was the strongest quarter...

SAMSUNG COMMITS $35M TO B-CDMA INTERDIGITAL VENTURE

KING OF PRUSSIA, Ill.-InterDigital Communications Corp. and Siemens AG announced they have entered into an alliance with Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.InterDigital said its...

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WORLD BRIEFS

Motorola Inc.'s Paging Products Group signed a licensing agreement with Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute to manufacture and sell Motorola FLEX chip sets. Motorola...

INTERCEL REPORTS $3M IN NET INCOME FOR ’95

WEST POINT, Ga.-InterCel Inc.'s net income totaled $3 million, or 29 cents per share, for the year ended Dec. 31, compared with $1.9 million...

RCR TOP 20 SMRS

Editor's Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest specialized mobile radio operators based on survey responses and...

WIRELESS AREA CODES ARE KEY TO PORTABILITY, SAYS SCHMITT

Proponents of calling party pays believe the service will both generate more airtime and increase the number of incoming calls, but they don't agree...

HEARING AID DEBATE IS OVERSIMPLIFIED

Dear Editor: In her recent letter, Jo Waldron of Phoenix Management misrepresents and simplifies my position on wireless add-on devices by taking a polite corridor...
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