April 1997

OTTAWA-Clearnet Communications Inc. reached an agreement with the Canadian Library Association to provide high-speed Internet access to certain local libraries in exchange for the right to locate cell sites on …

SANTA ANA, Calif.-PageStar Inc. said final beta testing has begun on the first production run of its AlphaTrak 9000 vehicle tracking and recovery system. The AlphaTrak 9000 includes a surface-mounted …

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico-Comsat Corp. said it is pleased with the progress that has been made toward restructuring the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, during a meeting of Intelsat members last week …

With former President George Bush displaying courage (or insanity depending on how you look at things) by parachuting out of a plane at 30,000 feet, give or take a few …

WASHINGTON (AP)- A Florida couple agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to federal criminal charges of intercepting a cellular telephone call between House Speaker Newt Gingrich and other Republican leaders last …

SAN ANTONIO-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its FlexCall prepaid wireless service in eight counties in the greater San Antonio area. Counties included in the launch are Atacosa, Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, …

SAN ANTONIO-ATX Technologies Inc. selected AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Wireless Data Division to provide the wireless communications for its OnGuard product. OnGuard uses wireless communications and Global Positioning System technology …

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana-Brightpoint Inc. reported it had increased sales and net income for the first quarter ended March 31. Net sales for the first quarter were $199.2 million, 76 percent more …

NORCROSS, Ga.-Ameritel Communications Inc. signed an agreement to sell pagers and paging services through Shop At Home, a subsidiary of The Signature Group, which markets consumer products and services through …

NEW YORK-Wireless Internet and intranet access over long distances, even in remote areas without a wireline infrastructure, is about to get easier and less expensive. That’s the promise of Cylink …

NEW YORK-The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division gave its approval April 24 for Bell Atlantic Corp.’s $23 billion takeover of Nynex Corp. The Federal Communications Commission also must grant …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed an agreement to supply and install an analog Nordic Mobile Telephone cellular network in Murmansk, Russia, for AOZT Tele-North. Nokia will provide equipment including a DX …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. said it activated its real-time fraud prevention system for users roaming between Mexico and the United States. The company’s PhonePrint Roaming Network has been operational …

NEWARK, Calif.-Voice Plus Inc., a subsidiary of NHancement Technologies Inc., said it installed and launched the voice processing systems for Western Wireless Corp.’s VoiceStream personal communications services network in Des …

TEMPE, Ariz.-AirTouch Cellular announced plans to move its customer service operation for the Southwest region from Bellevue, Wash., to Tempe, Ariz. The site for the new 67,000-square-foot call center was …

A C-block enterprise created by two Alabama telephone companies is methodically slipping into position to rival big-name wireless players in the Gulf Coast area. The telephone companies believe if they …

WASHINGTON-Congress is ready to spring two major spectrum bills that seek to stabilize the Federal Communications Commission’s aggressive auction program and that would apply spectrum lease fees in lieu of …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks will expand its cooperation with Nokia to provide packaged content and services for Smart Messaging, the Nokia-developed Global System for Mobile communications wireless service architecture announced last month …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Digital Microwave Corp. received an order for digital microwave radios from Mutiara Telecom of Malaysia. The company values the agreement at $17.8 million. Digital Microwave agreed to supply …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. acquired complete ownership of its subsidiaries, Brightpoint China Ltd., Brightpoint Ltd. and Brightpoint Australia Pty Ltd. The 20 percent interests were owned by members of management of each …

ELMSFORD, N.Y.-Varta Batteries Inc. made Cellular Accessory Warehouse its West Coast distributor for Varta’s High Endurance cellular phone batteries and Titanium alkaline pager batteries.

Arch Communications Group Inc. introduced its new national brand name, Arch Paging, created to unify the company’s many acquired operations and punctuate its position as a national player in the …

DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. granted type approval to Stellar Satellite Communications Ltd., a subsidiary of Elisra Electronics Systems Ltd. of Bene Beraq, for the second of a planned series of …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed an agreement to expand the Global System for Mobile communications and Nordic Mobile Telephone networks operated by Advanced Info Service of Thailand. Nokia said it will …