Yearly Archives: 1996

AIRTOUCH FREE TO OFFER LONG-DIS TANCE SERVICE TO CELLULAR USERS

SAN FRANCISCO-Uncertainty about the cellular long-distance service offered by AirTouch Communications Inc. was dissolved when the 1996 telecom bill was signed into law last...

BOTH SIDES ARGUE OVER SPECTRUM QUALITY IN RELOCATION DEBATE

A three-judge federal appeals court panel took both the Federal Communications Commission and the Associated Public Safety Communications Officers International Inc. to task regarding...

PCIA TO HELP DOLE WITH AUCTION EFFORT

In a Feb. 9 letter to Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole (R-Kan.), Personal Communications Industry Association President Jay Kitchen volunteered his group's help as...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

The Harris NovAtel Division of Harris Canada Inc. and Glenayre Technologies Inc. have signed an original equipment manufacturing agreement that will enable Harris NovAtel...

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TWO-YEAR RETURN

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AT&T AND BT GAIN TOP POSTS IN NET INCOME

When it comes to the bottom line, AT&T Corp. and British Telecommunications plc dominate the top two positions for 1995, with equipment manufacturers NEC...

INTERDIGITAL NOTES ALLIANCES BENEFIT GROWTH IN REVENUE

InterDigital Communications Corp., which leads the pack in terms of percent changes in revenue growth, began to reap the benefits of strategic alliances and...

WINSTAR, GLENAYRE RECEIVE TOP RANKS IN TWO-YEAR RETURN

Topping the chart for return on investment is WinStar Communications Inc., whose stock in trade is providing digital wireless links that bypass local exchange...

DURACELL, TDK CORP. ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT

BETHEL, Conn.-Duracell International Inc. and TDK Corp. of Japan announced they have entered into an agreement to develop, manufacture and supply lithium ion electrode...

ERICSSON EXPANSION WORTH $65M IN CHINA

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Company Ltd. said it has signed a Global System for Mobile communications digital network expansion contract with Jiangsu Posts and Telecommunications Administration...

FIRMS UNVEIL CELLULAR HOOKUPS TO HIGH-SPEED DATA NETWORKS

Two long-distance telephone service rivals have announced initiatives to provide wireless data access to their high-speed transmission networks.MCI Telecommunications Corp. said it will implement...

PIN NUMBER REQUIRED BY SNET CUSTOMERS

New Haven, Conn.-SNET Mobility Inc., under the Cellular One brand, introduced a personal identification number fraud protection program in Rhode Island and Bristol County,...

GLOBALSTAR IS OFFERED BY PAKISTAN COMPANY

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan-Hasan Associates Ltd., a Pakistani telecommunications company, and Hyundai/Dacom, a consortium in Korea formed between Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd., Dacom Corp. and...

WORLD BRIEFS

L.M. Ericsson said it has received an order to supply switches and base stations to Westel 900 GSM to expand the carrier's Global System...

INTERCEL COMPLETES IPO, RAISING $115M FOR PCS

InterCel Inc. has amplified its ability to penetrate the personal communications services business by successfully completing a $315 million combined offering of stock and...

NEC INTRODUCES PHS HANDSET, GARNERS LATIN AMERICAN DEALS

NEC Corp. is marketing a new Personal Handyphone System terminal for Japan and other markets under the Juwacky brand name.Juwacky is priced at about...

CALIFORNIA LICENSEE COULD FACE RE VOCATION OF TWO-WAY PERMITS

WASHINGTON-The ongoing case between California two-way licensee James A. Kay Jr. and the Federal Communications Commission could be solved within the next several weeks...

MOTOROLA TO SUPPLY AFRICAN GSM SYSTEM

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s International Cellular Infrastructure Division said it is supplying digital Global System for Mobile communications cellular phone equipment to Tanzania and...

VIEWPOINT

To borrow an adage from the real estate business, the most important rule in the wireless communications industry is going to be brand name,...

STUDY SAYS CELLULAR TO TOP 100M USERS

WASHINGTON-A new study published by Economic & Management Consultants International Inc. says worldwide cellular demand will break the 100 million subscriber mark this year.The...

EXTERNAL AUDIO PORT HAS BROAD PURPOSE

Dear Editor: You recently published a letter from James Valentine that misstates a newly adopted CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association) certification standard for portable phone...
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