May 1997

ProNet and its insurance carriers have entered into an agreement to pay $5 million to settle securities class action lawsuits pending against the paging company in state and federal courts. …

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 by wireless carriers and broadcasters for …

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. and AirMedia, formerly Ex Machina Inc. are jointly developing and marketing wireless messaging software and services. AirMedia customized its Notify! 3.0 for Windows …

The applications for this year’s VITA Awards are in and the winners will be honored during the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless Safety Week, May 19-25. Vita is the Latin …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. initiated commercial roaming operations with Portuguese wireless operator Telecel S.A. The launch of roaming with Telecel via Subscriber Identity Module card technology makes a ninth …

TAMPA, Fla.-Batteries Batteries Inc. acquired Cliffco of Tampa Bay Inc., a distributor of wireless telephone accessories including a variety of batteries, which accounts for about 41 percent of its revenues. …

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 areas of the city. The Denver …

DENVER-U S West Inc.’s Media Group and AirTouch Communications Inc. have signed a definitive agreement to merge Media Group’s domestic cellular business and its interest in PrimeCo Personal Communications into …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group and Tu-Ka Cellular Tokyo are introducing Motorola’s Dynamic Equipment Sharing software on Tu-Ka’s Personal Digital Cellular network. Installation of the DES software was …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. has dismissed its chief executive officer, Gregory Webb, after only seven months in the position. Prior to joining InterDigital, Webb was corporate vice president …

DALLAS-Sprint PCS has launched personal communications services for consumers and businesses in Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio, Texas, bringing to 40 the number of cities on the Sprint PCS …

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, our customers will have all …

MAY 18-20 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 Buildout, by RCR Publications …

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 cover 450 customers, and a broader …

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 outside the United States. AirTouch’s share …

Dear Editor: Regarding this past Monday’s editorial, I have a couple of comments. First, Mercury PCS is based in Jackson, Miss., not in Texas. Second, while I did tell Debra …

WASHINGTON-Strong arguments voiced by the paging industry and other telecom sectors against public pay phone deregulation in federal appeals court last week could force the Federal Communications Commission to revise …

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 of the deal, PortaCom will …

This week Southwestern Bell telephone company will be the first company to launch a Time Division Multiple Access network at 1900 MHz when it turns on service in Tulsa, Okla. …

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court’s affirmation of certain Telular patents in Alliance Research Corp. vs. Telular Corp. …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The telecommunications market achieved 11 percent growth last year with revenues of $298 billion, according to a report issued by the Telecommunications Industry Association and the MultiMedia Telecommunications Association. …

MIAMI-TracFone, a prepaid cellular phone and airtime service marketed by Topp Telecom Inc., will be available in the New York metropolitan area and throughout Southern California at area Radio Shack …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. supplied its Virtuoso II billing and customer care system for GTE Wireless’ personal communications services networks in Cincinnati, Seattle and Spokane, Wash. V-II is a flexible …

Ericsson Inc. won a victory of sorts recently when the interim standard for the common air interface of Project 25 was taken off IS status and sent back to committee. …

NextWave Telecom Inc. said it successfully made the $12.5 million second down payment on its new 10 megahertz licenses, and now the company wants a little respect for the network …