June 1997

Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group and Coral Systems Inc. reached an agreement to allow Motorola to offer its customers Coral Systems’ FraudBuster fraud management system as part of its IN2 …

The source information on the chart on page 1 of the May 19 issue was incorrect. The information originally was compiled by Goldman Sachs.

GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. has signed a contract for its wireless prepaid calling service with Cellular One of Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, which will offer the service to more than …

NEW YORK-Competition from personal communications services companies in the United States is proving to be good news for wireless carriers and their stocks, David A. Freedman, managing director of Bear …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s plan for a digital personal communications services nationwide network has finally kicked off. After receiving its long-awaited shipment of dual-band, dual-mode handsets from Ericsson Inc. last …

New lawsuit filed on Motorola patents Motorola Inc. last week filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. in San Diego federal court, claiming all of Qualcomm’s wireless phones …

Aerial Communications Inc. launched personal communications services June 2 in Kansas City and Pittsburgh-the latest of five markets the PCS provider has rolled out in the last 11 weeks. Aerial’s …

NEW YORK-PriCellular Corp. announced June 3 that it acquired the Wisconsin 5 RSA, which consists of three eastern Wisconsin counties. The Wisconsin 5 RSA borders PriCellular’s Eau Claire, Wis., MSA; …

TORONTO-Qualcomm Inc. said it signed an 18-month contract to supply Code Division Multiple Access digital handsets to Bell Mobility, a Canadian wireless services provider. Qualcomm values the agreement at $70 …

NEW YORK-After more than two years of effort, standards for interoperability of smart cards for U.S.-based personal communications services received approval May 30. “It represents a breakthrough. This is one …

Motorola Inc.’s European Paging Subscriber Division said Deutsche Funkruf Gesellschaft of Germany plans to deploy a FLEX-based paging network this summer, breaking from European Union recommendations for using a different …

NEW YORK-Incumbent and new carriers in Europe, the world’s third- largest telecommunications market, are in reasonably good shape to meet competitive pressures despite uncertainties posed by pending deregulation, according to …

MobileMedia Corp. delisted its Class A common stock from the Nasdaq National Market June 3 because it cannot meet certain financial reporting requirements of securities laws, which are necessary to …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-California Microwave Inc. announced it will sell its Satellite Transmission Systems and Microwave Networks business units. The company will retain its satellite modem and other wireless radio divisions. …

New York investment banker Lehman Brothers Inc. filed a class action lawsuit against ProNet Inc. in Supreme Court for the state of New York, seeking participation in ProNet’s proposed settlements …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.), top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, last week signaled his opposition to Justice Department antitrust nominee Joel Klein and added to growing congressional concern about …

WASHINGTON-Personal Communications Industry Association President Jay Kitchen last week blasted the new universal service structure, urging Senate lawmakers to send the Federal Communications Commission “a clear message that existing injustices …

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America last week launched a full-scale campaign to unionize employees of AirTouch Communications Inc. and acquisition target U S West Cellular, blaming management neglect for “record …

In a number of “hot” markets around the country, a tidal wave of demand for new personal communications services is swamping some companies’ customer service departments-forcing scores of would-be customers …

AUSTIN, Texas-Qualcomm Inc. donated 125 Code Division Multiple Access digital phones to aid in relief efforts after tornadoes destroyed neighborhoods in Jarrell, Texas, in a joint effort with Sprint PCS. …

NEW YORK-Like late night talk show host David Letterman, Jerome Lucas, president of Telestrategies Inc., McLean, Va., has a top 10 list-this one for wireless telecommunications industry trends. In the …

WASHINGTON-A major fracas erupted in the House telecommunications subcommittee last week when lawmakers rebelled against congressional budget instructions to raise $26.3 billion from spectrum auctions during the next five years. …

SINGAPORE-An air of triumph permeated last week’s second annual CDMA World Congress as the supporters of Code Division Multiple Access celebrated the past year’s network launches, announced a unified branding …

NEW ORLEANS-Now that all three of soon-to-be-former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt’s Telecommunications Act of 1996 implementation goals-universal service, access-charge reform and interconnection-have been completed in at least bare-bones …

Smartalk Teleservices Inc. rocketed into the prepaid calling card big leagues last week, virtually doubling in size with the acquisitions of GTI Telecom Inc. and SmarTel Communications Inc. “The purchase …