Monthly Archives: February, 1997

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IS WHERE REAL GROWTH RESTS FOR CARRIERS

Profits U.S. carriers are beginning to receive from their international investments may position them well for the marketing battle on the homefront.According to David...

U.S. CELLULAR WINS PARTNERSHIP RULING

CHICAGO-United States Cellular Corp. released a report confirming that a Washington court Feb. 5 ruled in its favor concerning a limited partnership in Seattle.U.S....

CANADIAN CARRIER TO LAUNCH CDMA

BURNABY, B.C.-BC TEL Mobility announced plans to launch digital 800 MHz service based on Code Division Multiple Access technology in British Columbia, Canada, early...

GTE MOBILNET SET TO SHARE TOWERS: CELLULAR ONE OFFERS PREPAID IN CAPITOL

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,...

POWERTEL LAUNCHES HUNTSVILLE MARKET

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...

WIRELESS SEGMENTS POST STRONG GROWTH: COMP COMM HELP WITH REGISTRATIONS: TWO FIRMS DEVELOP REVENUE SYSTEM

Wireless segments post strong growthFRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The cellular, personal communications services and paging industries had strong growth in 1996, according to a study conducted by...

ASIAN CELLULAR FIRMS SIGN FIRST TDMA ROAMING PACT

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-Chief executives of Mobikom of Malaysia and Pacific Link Communication Ltd. of Hong Kong last Wednesday signed the first Time Division...

LCC REVENUES UP, BUT RECORDS LOSS: GLENAYRE FINISHES ERMES 14 TESTING

ARLINGTON, Va.-LCC International Inc. saw revenues and losses increase in its recent financial figures. LCC reported revenues for the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31,...

PHONEPRINT SYSTEM DEPLOYED ON ISLAND: REPORT NOTES BOOM IN ANTENNA MARKET: MOTOROLA ADDS JOBS AT ENGLISH FACILITY

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. installed its PhonePrint cellular fraud prevention system in Celulares Telefonica's Puerto Rico network. Corsair said the radio frequency fingerprinting...

U.K. PREFIX CHANGES OPEN DOOR FOR NUMBER PORTABILITY

A decision by the United Kingdom government to assign special prefixes to all new mobile phone numbers has opened a door of opportunity for...

CABLE & WIRELESS DISSOLVES JOINT ALLIANCE WITH VEBA AG

Cable & Wireless plc announced it will break off its alliances with Germany-based Veba AG.Cable & Wireless spokeswoman Jennifer Weller said the companies formed...

GRAWERT TAKES LEAD AT MOBILEMEDIA

Ronald Grawert has claimed the seat that some predicted might never get filled. He is MobileMedia Corp.'s new chief executive officer, effective immediately.New Jersey-based...

UNIDEN IN RESTRUCTURING WITH A TECHNOLOGY FOCUS

Uniden Corp. is quietly but extensively restructuring its U.S. operations with technology at the core of its mission. And despite talk of internal troubles,...

CUSTOMER CARE PACKAGE KEY TO POCKET’S STRATEGY

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-When it comes to customer service, Barry Winkle aspires to have the role of the lonely Maytag repairman.Winkle is executive vice president...

WIRELESS INDUSTRY OPPOSES FUNDING CLINTON’S EDUCATION PLAN

Washington-The wireless telecom industry opposes funding proposals for the Clinton administration's plan to link all schools and libraries to the Internet by 2000, a...

PCIA ANNOUNCES IT WILL SPONSOR ASIA-PACIFIC WIRELESS TRADE SHOW

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association announced last week it will hold an Asia-Pacific wireless trade show in Singapore every two years beginning next January.Wireless...

EPA GIVES COMMISSION’S NEW RF GUIDELINE A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH

WASHINGTON-The Environmental Protection Agency has given the Federal Communications Commission's new radiofrequency radiation standard a clean bill of health, an endorsement sought by the...

TOWER OPPOSITION

The following quotes are from respondents who were asked the question, "What are one or two of the most important reasons why you would...

TOWER SUPPORT

The following are sample quotes from respondents who were asked the question, "What are one or two of the most important reasons why you...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Cellular One began offering local telephone service in Rochester, N.Y., adding to its package of local and long-distance wireless service, paging, Internet access and...

ATTITUDES TOWARD WIRELESS DIFFER BETWEEN HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS

This is the second installment in the exclusive RCR five-part series highlighting the results of the 1997 National Wireless Opinion Poll conducted by TynanGroup,...

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1996 ACT’S REALITY DIFFERS FROM INTENT

ATLANTA-A split exists between industry reality and regulatory expectations for implementing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, according to a survey conducted by Deloitte &...

AIRTOUCH OFFERS ANALOG CALLER ID

IRVINE, Calif.-AirTouch Communications Inc. began offering caller ID to its analog customers in Los Angeles. It is available on certain phones manufactured by Audiovox...

MOTOROLA JOINT VENTURE OFFERS MOBILE TRUNKED RADIO IN INDIA

NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. has formed a joint venture in India with Punjab Wireless Ltd. to offer mobile trunking service in 15 cities.Motorola will...
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