Cellular One launched its Internet service in the Washington/Baltimore region. The service allows subscribers to surf, receive e-mail and browse news groups for $20 a month.
Included in the price is NetScape Personal Edition 2.02 software and free connection and set-up.
“About 85 percent of Americans have yet to subscribe to an Internet access service, largely because they don’t know how to get online or are worried about the high prices that were common in the past,” said Steve Sitton, president and general manager of Cellular One.
Omnipoint places IS-661 pilot call
Omnipoint Corp. publicly demonstrated its Interim Standard 661 pilot network in Manhattan. Jay Kitchen, president of the Personal Communications Industry Association, placed a call from a vehicle in mid-town Manhattan to George Schmitt, president of Omnipoint Communications Inc.
IS-661 is one of four digital standards chosen by U.S. PCS carriers.
