June 1997

Antagonism is high between wireless carriers and local governments these days as carriers continue to fight with municipalities about zoning ordinances and tower sites. “Cities really want to deal with …

Cell-Loc Inc. will develop and market Cellocate, a network-based call location technology for cellular equipment providers and wireless carriers in the United States. The company, made up of several wireless …

Consolidation as a means to expansion has been the tradition in the wireless industry. Look no further than Craig McCaw, amassing a wireless fortune one cellular license at a time. …

SAN DIEGO-ComStream Corp. won a contract to supply its VSATPlus II technology to the Telephone Organization of Thailand for a large Time Division Multiple Access very small aperture terminal satellite …

Nearly two years after Airtel Movil SA became the second Global System for Mobile communications licensee in Spain, the company and its competitor, Telefonica Moviles, have resolved issues and created …

NEW YORK-Wireless telecommunications carriers have placed high hopes on high-yield debt to help finance their early and intensive capital needs, and the junk bond market has shown some willingness to …

Rank/Company % Change 1996 1995 Net Income Net Income (000) Net Income (000) 1 Palmer Wireless Inc. 390.78% $4,682 $954 2 Rural Cellular Corp. 340.13% $3,477 $790 3 BellSouth Corp. …

Mobil Rom, a consortium led by France Telecom Group, launched Global System for Mobile communications digital cellular services in Romania. Called Dialog GSM, the service already is in high demand, …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Lucent Technologies Inc. awarded Microwave Power Devices Inc. a follow-on order to supply highly linear, single-channel, Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services amplifiers. Microwave Power Devices values the …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. won a contract to install a nationwide high-speed paging network in Taiwan for ChungHwa Telecom, Taiwan’s national communications company. Glenayre values the arrangement at $31 million. …

BALTIMORE-U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno praised the National Emergency Number Association for its 911 service in Miami during her 15-year stint there as a prosecutor. Her congratulations also included NENA’s …

Globe Telecom selected Nokia Corp. to supply infrastructure equipment and wireless local loop subscriber terminals for a fixed telephone project in the Philippines. Nokia’s Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure …

CALABASAS, Calif.-Silverlake Communications Inc. said it provided Airsource, a wireless messaging and network monitoring application, to CompuServe Inc. The Internet access provider will use the product internally as a wireless …

WASHINGTON-The wireless telecom industry apparently has failed to secure support from federal regulators and the Clinton administration for broad pre-emption of antenna moratoria, though efforts are in play to provide …

In a move characterized by some as bowing to industry pressure and by others as seizing a golden opportunity, the Japanese government approved landmark legislation that paves the way for …

Editor’s note: Following are five charts ranking major telecommunications carriers according to revenues, net income, percentage change in revenue from 1995 to 1996, percentage change in net income from 1995 …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. increased its ownership interest in Telef

Lucent Technologies Inc., the equipment division spun off by AT&T Corp. last year, and Netherlands-based Philips Electronics N.V., one of the world’s largest electronic companies, announced plans to combine their …

HERNDON, Va.-Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd. and Comsat RSI Plexsys Wireless Systems formed a purchase agreement and product development alliance. Terms of the agreement call for Hyundai to purchase nearly …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee last week rejected spectrum fees and toll-free telephone number auctions, but embraced lease fees for private wireless licensees in budget legislation lawmakers concede will fail to …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched a multimillion dollar national advertising campaign to help build brand identity for its Code Division Multiple Access subscriber products. The initial campaign includes advertisements in national …

NEW YORK-Chase Telecommunications Inc., a C-block personal communications services carrier waiting for favorable stock market conditions before going public, was expected to place privately last week a $125 million debt …

WASHINGTON-Celpage Inc., a top paging company that dominates the Caribbean region, last week challenged the Federal Communications Commission’s universal service ruling in federal appeals court here. “The FCC erred in …

MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Edwards and Kelcey Wireless, a nationwide engineering and construction firm, opened an office in Glendale, Calif., to serve the California wireless market. Daniel Haggerty will manage the office. His …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. has revealed a plan to build, launch and operate a satellite-based video and data network aimed at going head-to-head with the Bill Gates/Craig McCaw-backed Teledesic Corp. Paperwork filed …