April 1997

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. signed a letter of intent with Worldwide Wireless Inc. to trial its TrueLink broadband Code Division Multiple Access wireless local loop product in Worldwide …

ATLANTA-World Access Inc. acquired Cellular Infrastructure Supply Inc., a Burr Ridge, Ill.-based provider of equipment and related design, installation and technical support services to cellular, personal communications services and other …

WASHINGTON-A key hearing in Illinois state court early next month could determine whether a major case proceeds in which consumers claim cellular pocket phones cause brain cancer and accuse pocket …

TORONTO-Wyrex Communications Inc. established its first U.S. sales office in Birmingham, Ala. The company said it plans to open additional sales offices in the United States this year and a …

WASHINGTON-The American Mobile Telecommunications Association asked that the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to implement a licensing freeze be examined as part of the FCC’s rules. The specialized mobile radio trade …

Arch Communications Group Inc. amended two credit agreements for various subsidiaries, in part to help finance future purchases of narrowband personal communications services spectrum. In separate news, Moody’s Investor Services …

DENVER-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. issued a special offer to members of the media covering the Oklahoma City bombing trial, which is set to begin in Denver this week. The company …

ORANGEBURG, N.Y.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile launched its DigitalChoice service in New York and New Jersey. The company said the 13-kilobit per second, Code Division Multiple Access cellular system is the …

DALLAS-BearCom Inc., a distributor of two-way radio equipment, acquired certain assets of West Coast Radio Communications. BearCom said it completed four acquisitions in the last four months in an effort …

The sixth largest PCS carrier (by pops) went bankrupt long before it ever got to market. Pocket Communications has $1.5 billion in liabilities, most of which is a large debt …

WASHINGTON-Despite major progress recently on opening up global telecommunications markets, the Clinton administration last week said barriers to equipment and services trade remain. The 387-page foreign trade barriers report comes …

PLANO, Texas-BellSouth Cellular Corp. selected Inet Inc.’s GeoProbe system to access instantaneous data from its network to support network management, fraud detection and usage measurement functions. The GeoProbe system is …