February 1997

If demand for dual-band handsets can be measured by vendor contracts, carriers must only now be finalizing plans for multi-frequency roaming. The industry’s most prolific terminal manufacturers have yet to …

KELOWNA, British Columbia-Globus Cellular & User Protection Ltd. said it will investigate the specific absorption rate levels of cellular phone and antenna products available in North America. SAR measures the …

Wireless users will be willing to spend more on monthly wireless service over time as a result of enhanced service offerings often included with digital service, according to a report …

NEW YORK-Stephen Katz, chief executive officer of Cellular Technical Services Co. Inc., has assumed day-to-day direction of operations for the Seattle-based provider of cellular fraud prevention systems. CTS saw its …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ernest Hollings (R-S.C.), in what amounts to a showdown with the Clinton administration, is mounting a campaign to condition Senate confirmation of U.S. Trade Representative-designate Charlene Barshefsky on passage …

NEW YORK-Global telecommunications deregulation may be auspicious, but on behalf of bondholders, Moody’s Investors Service Inc. remains suspicious. A day before negotiators at the World Trade Organization approved Feb. 15 …

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. completed customer tests of its personal communications services receiver front-end. The company said the goal of the test was to demonstrate the product’s ability to …

Several low-earth-orbit satellite systems will have initial launches this year, marking the beginning of services that a Washington, D.C., consulting firm says “will fill the gaps other wireless systems don’t …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said Merrill Lynch & Company is a market maker for the company’s stock. Merrill Lynch will be responsible for bringing buyers and sellers together on …

The Personal Communications Industry Association has decided to contract out for more “been there, done that” expertise to help forward its wireless agenda on Capitol Hill. As of March 1, …

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet signed an agreement to allow members of its Procurement Consortium to obtain antenna infrastructure from Celwave at volume prices. Cellular, personal communications services and other wireless providers are …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. said it delivered a tower-mountable filter subsystem to Lucent Technologies Inc. for testing by Bell Labs. It is the second delivery under a joint development agreement for …

The wooden tower pole placed in Loveland, Colo., which was referred to in the laminated wood tower story on page 22 of the Feb. 17 issue of Radio Communications Report …

Western Wireless Corp. added 51,500 wireless subscribers during the fourth quarter, for a total of 359,700 subscribers. Of the more than 51,000 new subscribers, 33,700 signed up for cellular service, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology has requested comments from Qualcomm Inc. as to what action the OET should recommend to the commission concerning the FCC’s denial …

Telephone and Data Systems Inc. elected George W. Off to its board of directors. He replaces Robert J. Collins who retired Jan. 7. Off will become chairman of the company’s …

The March 17 issue of RCR will feature the Top 20 Cellular Resellers. If you would like your company included in our survey, please fax the following information to Lynnette …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s International Cellular Infrastructure Group will expand the Global System for Mobile communications network in the United Arab Emirates for Etisalat. The expansion, which is scheduled to …

CINCINNATI-GTE Wireless launched its personal communications services network in the Cincinnati major trading area, which covers greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. The network uses Code Division Multiple Access technology. GTE …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, bowing to congressional and wireless industry pressure, scaled back a budget-driven proposal to raise $3 billion this year from the sale of flexible 2.3 GHz wireless …

ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet Inc. said it will allow wireless competitors to lease space on several of its tower sites in Alabama, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Ohio, California, Illinois and New Mexico. Additional …

WEST POINT, Ga.-Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. launched its Huntsville, Ala., market. The company said it is the 16th market up since it initially launched service in October. “Huntsville …

Having problems? Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants to fill the GOP vacancy at Federal Communications Commission with Michael Powell, chief of staff in the Justice Department’s antitrust …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-“Until a few weeks ago, I was under the impression that the outlook for TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) was quite different than it is today,” said …

WASHINGTON-Negotiators in Geneva appeared poised to reach a free trade agreement on telecommunications services by Saturday’s midnight deadline, despite infighting in Congress and indications that several countries remained unwilling to …