May 1997

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, LTR trunking or talkaround modes. The …

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 Senate Transportation Committee shelved, with …

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 at $10 per month and the …

Ericsson Inc. announced it supplied equipment and services to Airadigm Communications Inc. for its Einstein personal communications services network in Appleton, Wis. The network uses Global System for Mobile communications …

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 that is concentrated in the hands …

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 of the regional Bell telephone company …

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 against aggressive driving-this coming from …

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, an Ericsson employee of seven …

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 potential health risks from phones and …

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.-Telular Corp. said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling in the case of Arthur L. Serrano and Andrew W. Holman …

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 and chief executive officer of Bell …

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 Smart Messaging is to combine …

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 interface products. SCI also agreed to …

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 successful trial of the system, Conductus …

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 law enforcement databases, broadcast their positions …

InterCel completes Maine sub. sale InterCel Inc. completed the sale of its Maine cellular subsidiary last week for the purchase price of about $77 million. InterCel said it will use …

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 depreciation and amortization expenses associated with …

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 Dual Link service allows customers …

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 than a year in the …

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 antenna needs. Based in Cornelia, Ga., …

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 Communications Inc.s markets are in Delaware, …

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 to help repay the outstanding debt …

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, cellular phone service is $30 …

FREEHOLD, N.J.-Paging Partners Corp. reported a decrease in net loss for the quarter ended March 31. Net loss for the quarter was $464,000, or 8 cents per share. That compares …

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 phones interfere with cardiac defibrillators. Researchers …