Monthly Archives: October, 1997

RCR PEOPLE

Cord Communications Inc. selected Mark E. Reed to be its president and chief executive officer. Reed joins Cord from In Focus Systems, a multimedia...

360° NET INCOME RISES 26 PERCENT

CHICAGO-3607 Communications Corp. reported increases in net income and operating revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30.Net income for the quarter totaled $28.9...

MOTOROLA TO MARKET BOSTON’S PRODUCTS

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. announced it has signed an agreement with Motorola Inc. through the its Cellular Subscriber Sector's Latin America Division, under...

SHARED PARTNERS WITH WORLDWIDE

WETHERSFIELD, Conn.-Shared Technologies Cellular Inc. announced it signed an agreement appointing Worldwide Direct Inc. an exclusive authorized distributor of STC's prepaid service, called CellEase.Under...

GEORGIA BUSINESS SAYS STATE AL LOWS LEGAL CELL PHONE EXTENSIONS: CELL PHONE EMULATION REMAINS MURKY POINT FOR COMPANIES

NEW YORK-In a notable exception to anti-cloning laws, a Georgia statute enacted last year permits authorized owners of analog cellular phones to have extensions...

GTE UNION COULD GIVE MCI CELLULAR MUSCLE

MCI Communications Corp., which last week found itself with a third suitor in GTE Corp., may finally have an opportunity to enter the wireless...

GSM MOU ASSOCIATION ADOPTS INTER-OPERATOR FEE FOR RAOMING

To clarify the cost of airtime for Global System for Mobile communications subscribers who use their phones to roam on foreign networks, the GSM...

CTIA CERTIFIES PHILIPS’ TRAPEZE GSM1900 MHZ HANDSET

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association announced Philips Consumer Communications' Trapeze Global System for Mobile communications 1900 MHz wireless mobile phone has been certified by...

WTR TO SKIP RAT EXPOSURE STUDIES

WASHINGTON-In a surprisingly candid admission, the head of the cellular industry's cancer research project said he will leave the six-year, $28 million program in...

AFFORDABLE PROMOTING BUNDLED PAGING SERVICES

Affordable Message Center, a wireless reseller based in New York, introduced a bundled package service plan to its wireless and wireline wholesale customers that...

NEW LEGISLATION INTENDS TO CURB CLASS-ACTION SECURITIES LAWSUITS

WASHINGTON-Following the House's lead, three Senate lawmakers have introduced legislation to curb frivolous class-action securities lawsuits against high-tech firms. Such cases have migrated to...

WORLD BRIEFS

L.M. Ericsson signed three contracts valued at $223 million to expand Global System for Mobile communications and Total Access Communications System mobile networks in...

VULCAN INVESTMENT IN METRICOM TO FACILITATE RICOCHET LAUNCH

NEW YORK-Vulcan Ventures Inc., the investment organization chaired by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul G. Allen, announced Oct. 14 it would increase its stake in...

CELLSTAR’S NOTES TO HELP REPAY DEBT

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced the consummation of its $150 million convertible subordinated notes offering to qualified institutional buyers.The notes will be unsecured obligations, bear...

INTOUCH USA TAKES RENTALS WORLDWIDE

WASHINGTON-InTouch USA Inc. announced it has taken its wireless equipment rental service worldwide, primarily to offer carriers with holes in their roaming capabilities access...

ONE-WAY PAGING CUTTHROAT, TWO-WAY HOLDS PROMISE

NEW YORK-To get a sense of where the narrowband personal communications services industry is headed in the United States, picture this: The presidents of American...

CORD COMMUNICATIONS TO SUPPORT CHADMOORE’S BUILDOUT

LAS VEGAS-Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc., a provider of specialized mobile radio services, announced it signed an agreement with Cord Communications.Cord, an international turnkey provider...

APPLIED COMPLETES STOCK CONVERSION

NIXA, Mo.-Applied Cellular Technology Inc. announced it completed the conversion of $4.8 million in redeemable preferred shares.In consideration, Applied Cellular will issue 650,000 shares...

CONN. TELEPHONE TO CARRY RAMFIRST

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-RAM Mobile Data L.P. announced its RAMfirst Interactive Paging Service, which uses the Research In Motion Inter@ctive Pager, now is available to Connecticut...

CALL SCIENCES PRODUCT STRIKES ACCESSIBILITY BALANCE

Cellular phones, pagers, faxes and e-mail all are tools that help us function in today's fast-paced society. But how many times have you answered...

FCC NOMINEES (DON’T) SHARE OPINIONS ON C-BLOCK SITUATION

What impact will the four nominees to the Federal Communications Commission have on a wireless industry struggling with a myriad of issues whose resolution...

EUROTEL ORDERS TELLABS MARTISDXX

LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs said it won a contract to supply its MartisDXX managed access and transport network solution to EuroTel Bratislava, which provides Global System...

METROCALL, PRONET GET CLOSER TO ONE

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. announced the first step in the regulatory review for its merger with ProNet Inc. has been completed successfully.The merger has received...

HITACHI TO USE QUALCOMM’S IS-95

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a royalty-bearing license agreement with Hitachi Ltd. of Japan, which grants Hitachi a license to manufacture and sell subscriber products...

EXPERTS DON’T ENVISION QUICK END TO TELECOM ACQUISITION FRENZY: GROWING PIE WHETS MERGER APPETITE

NEW YORK-Competition, as intended, is causing the telecommunications pie to enlarge. But it also is creating numerous consolidation plays among carriers as they strive...
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