E.F. Johnson Co. introduced its 9840 model UHF multimode mobile radio. Part of the company's 9800 Series radio platform, the 9840 operates in conventional,...
NEW YORK-Bills that would have required hands-free cellular telephone use by drivers were postponed indefinitely last month in the California and Illinois legislatures.The California...
ATLANTA-Paging Network Inc. launched its VoiceNow voice paging service in Atlanta. The service allows subscribers to receive a caller's voice message. Service packages begin...
Ericsson Inc. announced it supplied equipment and services to Airadigm Communications Inc. for its Einstein personal communications services network in Appleton, Wis. The network...
NEW YORK-Latin American countries may offer new opportunities for wireless telecommunications carriers, but they must be prepared to compete against incumbents for purchasing power...
WASHINGTON-The paging industry urged the Federal Communications Commission last week to reject SBC Communications Inc.'s application to enter the long distance market, citing failure...
The cellular industry joined Ellen and the Clinton administration last week, volunteering to come out as a consumer advocate.That's right, CTIA joined the fight...
RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. and the University of Texas at Dallas will jointly develop curriculum for electrical engineers specifically for the wireless telecommunications industry.Stephen Gibbs,...
WASHINGTON-A major Australian study has found significant cancer in rodents exposed to digital wireless phone radiation, dramatic findings that offer compelling new evidence of...
WAYNE, N.J.-AT&T Corp. appointed Daniel Somers chief financial officer to replace Richard Miller, who left the company last month. Most recently, Somers was chairman...
IRVING, Texas-Nokia Mobile Phones introduced a service that allows direct Internet access from standard Global System for Mobile communications cellular phones."The main idea behind...
IRVINE, Calif.-Subscriber Computing Inc. signed an international marketing agreement with Bull-Integris Telecommunications to jointly market SCI's fraud control, prepaid billing, credit monitoring and switch...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Cellcom, which operates a cellular network in Wisconsin and Iowa, will purchase four beta units of Conductus Inc.'s ClearSite receiver subsystem following a...
CARLSBAD, Calif.-Coded Communications Corp. and Racom Corp. partnered to provide wireless data access to Iowa public safety fleets, which allows them to access various...
InterCel completes Maine sub. saleInterCel Inc. completed the sale of its Maine cellular subsidiary last week for the purchase price of about $77 million.InterCel...
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. said its net loss for the first quarter increased due to higher levels of debt to finance growth and...
PHOENIX, Ariz.-AG Communication Systems said Ameritech Cellular Services selected its INgage Authorization and Call Routing Equipment technology for use in Ameritech's Dual Link service.The...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Telecom Personal S.A., a cellular provider in northern Argentina, reached 100,000 subscribers.The company said it is the first Argentinian firm with less...
GREENSBORO, N.C.-Blue Ridge Investors L.P. completed a management-led buyout of Cherokee Wireless Services Inc., which provides program and contract management services for tower and...
Frontier Cellular should have been included on RCR's Top 20 Cellular Carriers list. The company had 233,199 subscribers for year-end 1996. Also, Comcast Cellular...
NEW YORK-Comcast Cellular Holdings Inc., a newly formed holding company, plans to sell privately $900 million in senior unsecured notes that will be used...
JACKSON, Miss.-Now Communications Inc. began providing prepaid local phone, cellular, paging and long-distance services in Mississippi.Regular phone service is priced at $36.50 per month,...
NORMAN, Okla.-A six-month study now is underway at the Center for the Study of Wireless Electromagnetic Compatibility in Norman, Okla., to see if wireless...
