June 1997

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. …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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-Amid swirling rumors about a possible general counsel’s seat at Microsoft Corp. or something similar at Intel Corp., Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt announced May 27 that he will …

HOUSTON-Corsair Communications Inc. began deploying its PhonePrint cellular fraud prevention system in the Houston metropolitan area for Houston Cellular Telephone Co. The PhonePrint system uses radio-frequency fingerprinting to detect and …

NEW YORK-Following a six-month jail sentence imposed May 23 on a cellular phone caller who killed another motorist, the British government said it will consider whether to outlaw outright mobile …

RCR Publications Inc. recently hired two new reporters. George Lurie has been hired as a reporter, covering the cellular beat, and Antony Bruno has been chosen to cover the paging …

Today is the deadline to submit bids for a Digital Cellular System 1800 MHz license in Austria. A winner could be announced next month. The tender was announced about two …

NEW YORK-Barely finished with its acquisition of Pacific Telesis Group, SBC Communications Corp. is widely rumored to be exploring merger possibilities with AT&T Corp. Ruthlyn Newell, a spokesman for AT&T, …

NEC America Inc. in June will demonstrate its total network solution for utility network applications at the Utilities Telecommunications Council national convention in Portland, Ore. The demonstration will include four …

My husband and I were vacationing in Mexico when a newspaper peddler cried out for us to read all about O.J. Simpson accused in the brutal murder of his ex-wife. …

U S West Communications Inc. filed two lawsuits against the city of Longmont, Colo., challenging a city council decision that denied the company’s application to raise a 100-foot monopole for …

Globalstar L.P. announced at a signing ceremony it has placed purchase orders by the partners that comprise Globalstar’s limited partnership for 35 Globalstar gateways to be installed around the world. …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile is currently working with AirMedia to develop and market software and messaging service packages. The products, Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile Text Messaging Software and Bell …

WASHINGTON-BDPCS Inc., which lost its C-block personal communications services licenses last year due to a default on its down payment, still is liable for a $67.6 million payment due mid-June …

NEW YORK-Surfing the Internet from a wireless Global System for Mobile communications handset is about to get easier and smarter, according to Nokia Inc. and TeamWare, a unit of Fujitsu …

WAYNE, Pa.-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. offered free cellular phones to lifeguards on New Jersey and Delaware beaches in an effort to make the Memorial Day holiday a safe one, said …

I’ve been to some pretty big communications shows-the NAB annual shindig in Las Vegas, where exhibits and seminars were spread across the city and local podiatrists were raking in more …

LEESBURG, Va.-Nokia Telecommunications signed a three-year extension to a contract with Coherent Communications Systems Corp., which calls for Coherent to supply Nokia with its echo canceler product. Coherent’s echo cancelers …

CHICAGO-Andrew Corp.’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 5 million shares, or approximately 5 percent, of the company’s outstanding common stock. Shares will be repurchased from time …

BEACHWOOD, Ohio-Allen Telecom Inc. made an investment in Littleton, Mass.-based Windata Inc., which is developing a line of millimeter wave point-to-multipoint radio systems targeted to the competitive access provider market …

WETHERSFIELD, Conn.-Shared Technologies Cellular Inc. signed an agreement to provide short-term cellular phone rental services to American Airline’s domestic and international passengers. Rental phones will be available in the United …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile and AirMedia are working together to develop and market software and messaging services packages. AirMedia is assisting Bell Atlantic Nynex in its efforts to design …