Monthly Archives: May, 1997

LGI ORDERS $4M SYSTEM IN KOREA

ANAHEIM, Calif.-LG Information and Communications Ltd. placed an order valued at $4 million with Odetics for K-Star II wireless synchronization systems used in Code...

STUDY FINDS HALF OF AMERICANS SUPPORT BAN ON CAR PHONE USE

VALLEY FORGE, Pa.-Nearly half of Americans surveyed indicated they would support legislation banning cellular phone use while driving, according to a nationwide survey sponsored...

NEXTEL STARTS IDEN IN MINNEAPOLIS AREA

MINNEAPOLIS-Nextel Communications Inc. launched its integrated digital wireless communications network in Minneapolis.Nextel customers can use their Nextel PowerFone in Nextel markets throughout the United...

BATTERIES BATTERIES ANNOUNCES RESULTS

NEW YORK-Batteries Batteries Inc. announced results of its first quarter ended March 31.Net sales for the first quarter totaled $12.8 million, a 107 percent...

OMNIPOINT OFFERS ROAMING FOR HKT

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. launched operational roaming with Hongkong Telecom, which is Omnipoint's 11th international roaming partner.Omnipoint and Hongkong Telecom's Global System for...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

DSP Communications Inc.'s board of directors authorized an increase in the number of shares of common stock to be repurchased under the company's repurchase...

CHONG PROVED ADVOCATE TO WIRELESS MARKET DURING FCC TENURE

WASHINGTON-In a January 1993 article, a year-and-a-half before joining the Federal Communications Commission, then-attorney Rachelle Chong laid out what has turned out to be...

NATION BRIEFS

Aerial Communications Inc. launched digital personal communications services in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market. Aerial service initially will be available to the seven-county Twin Cities...

DYNACOM TO ACQUIRE PREPAID CELLULAR COMPANY

BELLINGHAM, Wash.-Dynacom Telecommunications Corp. said it executed a letter of intent to purchase Jeffrand Inc., doing business as The Wireless Outlet, Pro Cell Communications...

NEXTWAVE GRANTED EXTRA TIME TO COMPLY WITH OWNERSHIP RULES

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission gave NextWave Telecom Inc. extra time to reorganize its ownership structure in light of anticipated commission changes in foreign-investment rules...

NOKIA PICKS CISCO FOR ACCESS SERVER

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nokia Telecommunications selected Cisco Systems Inc.'s Cisco AS5200 universal access server, which routes digital cellular phone calls directly to data networks and...

MOODY’S REVISES PRONET’S RATING

NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service revised its outlook on ProNet Inc.'s senior subordinated notes rated B3 and its bank facilities rated B1.Moody's said the change...

RCC ESTABLISHES $140M CREDIT FUND

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. established a $140 million reducing revolving credit facility with a group of banks headed by T.D. Securities Inc., formerly Toronto-Dominion...

TOP WIRELESS CARRIERS WILL CATER TO NICHES

DALLAS-While admitting the growth of wireless communications is unbridled, challenges still lie ahead for the industry, particularly when it comes to marketing.Speaking at the...

CITY OF DENVER APPROVES STRINGENT ANTENNA SITING GUIDELINES

DENVER-Wireless carriers in Denver now are required to take proactive steps with the community if they want their towers and antennas placed in certain...

PORTACOM DEALS FOR INDIAN VENTURE

PLAYA del REY, Calif.-PortaCom Wireless Inc. has signed agreements in principle to acquire a controlling interest in a paging telecommunications venture in India.Under terms...

WORLD BRIEFS

Telecel-Zambia announced plans to launch a Code Division Multiple Access system next week in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia. The initial launch will...

CALENDAR

MAY18-20 Asia Pacific Regional Conference-Creating a Wireless World with TDMA/WIN, by Universal Wireless Communications. The Kuala Lumpur Hilton, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (206) 205-4800.19-20 Wireless...

LOSING BIDDERS CONTINUE CLAIMS OF COLLUSION IN C-BLOCK AUCTION

WASHINGTON-Antigone Communications L.P. and PCS Devco Inc. charged the Federal Communications Commission with ignoring their petition to deny GWI PCS Inc.'s C-block licenses and...

TELLABS PRODUCT TOUTED AS REMEDY TO ELIMINATE ECHOS

LISLE, Ill.-A new product to be introduced next month could herald the dawn of completely echo-free communications between digital wireless users and wireline subscribers.Telcom...

TAUZIN PROPOSES CALEA FUNDING THROUGH FEDERAL ANTENNA SITING

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) last week proposed to fund digital wiretap implementation and Internet access for schools with $1.7 billion paid...

CDPD PREMIERES IN 17 NEW MARKETS

CHICAGO-Cellular Digital Packet Data service was deployed in 17 new markets in the first quarter of 1997. The 17 new markets, which include four...

SNET TO TURN ON DIGITAL TDMA IN CONNECTICUT BY END OF YEAR

NEW HAVEN, Conn.-SNET has announced plans to launch Time Division Multiple Access digital service in Connecticut by the end of the year."With digital service,...

AIRTOUCH DOUBLES INTERNATIONAL BASE

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. said it doubled its international customer base in the last year, for a total of 2 million proportionate cellular customers...

ROGERS CANTEL PCS GOES COAST-TO-COAST

TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. has become the first Canadian company to offer digital personal communications services coast-to-coast across Canada. With this rollout, the enhanced suite...
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