Yearly Archives: 1997

AUCTIONS HALLMARK OF HUNDT’S REIGN

In the beginning, it was Reed Who?But by last week's resignation announcement, the only question was, When?Arguably the most controversial, yet most constructive Federal...

QUALCOMM PE REDUCES TEMPS

Qualcomm Personal Electronics, a division of Qualcomm Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., reduced its temporary work force in response to a planned transition to...

DSC UNVEILS PLAN TO BUY TI DIVISION

DALLAS-DSC Communications Corp. reached an agreement to purchase Texas Instruments Inc.'s Telecommunications Systems Division in a cash transaction.Additional financial details were not disclosed by...

MICROCELL ENTERS ROAMING CONTRACTS

TORONTO-Microcell Telecommunications Inc. signed a handful of new roaming agreements with European operators, and announced its Fido personal communications services network will be active...

AUDIOVOX ACQUIRES INTEREST IN BLISS-TEL

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. acquired a 20 percent equity interest in Bliss-tel Company Ltd., a Bangkok, Thailand-based distributor of cellular, cordless and corded telephones.Audiovox acquired...

BELL ATLANTIC TRIES HIGH-SPEED DATA

ARLINGTON, Va.-Bell Atlantic Network Services Inc. selected DSC Communications Corp. to supply equipment and software for the company's 1998 launch of a high-speed data...

NEXTWAVE COMPLETES LAYOFFS, NOW CONCENTRATING ON FINANCING

WASHINGTON-C-block personal communications services licensee NextWave Telecom Inc. went through another round of downsizing last week, but would not disclose anything more than that...

DSC DEMONSTRATES TELECOM PRODUCTS

DALLAS-DSC Communications Corp. said it will demonstrate products designed to meet the requirements of the telecom act this week at SuperComm '97 in New...

GENERAL INSTRUMENT TO MAKE RECEIVERS

SAN DIEGO-General Instrument Corp., a supplier of end-to-end digital transmission systems, signed a letter of intent to co-produce digital DVB satellite receivers in China...

CLASSLINK PROGRAM ADDS 100TH WIRELESS SCHOOL

WASHINGTON-Lockheed Elementary School in Marietta, Ga., became the 100th school involved in the ClassLink program, which evolved from a challenge issued by U.S. House...

GLENAYRE ENTERS L.A. AGREEMENT

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Glenayre Technologies Inc. reached agreements with several Latin American companies while participating in a trade mission in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. William...

RUSSIAN CONTRACT FOR SATELLITE SIGNED

MOSCOW-Globalstar L.P. and Rostelecom JSC, Russia's largest telecommunications operator, signed an agreement to form a joint venture company that will provide mobile satellite services...

RCR PEOPLE

Telemac appointed Peter McCracken chief executive officer, with responsibility for overseeing the development of innovative software technology and formulating strategic alliances with wireless industry...

INVESTMENT FIRM PAYS PREMIUM FOR COMMNET

The announcement of a proposed merger between a large New York investment firm and CommNet Cellular Inc. increased CommNet's already high profile in the...

PCS LICENSEE STARTS SEARCH FOR PARTNERS

MINNEAPOLIS-Personal communications services licensee WirelessNorth introduced its "Wireless Partners Program" during the North Dakota Telephone Association's 35th Annual Tri-State Telephone Operations Conference last month...

LENBROOK IS NAMED ZETRON DISTRIBUTOR

REDMOND, Wash.-Zetron Inc. named Lenbrook Wireless Communications its exclusive distributor for trunking products throughout Canada.The agreement covers Zetron products including trunking repeater controllers and...

FRONTIER CORP. SELLS A $300 MILLION DEBT ISSUE FOR FIBER-OPTICS

NEW YORK-Frontier Corp. of Rochester, N.Y., sold May 21 a $300 million debt issue of notes due 2004 priced at 99.996 percent of par,...

CALIF. FACES SPECTRUM SHORTAGE

WASHINGTON-Two California lawmakers, citing lack of cooperation from the Federal Communications Commission and the startling prospect that spectrum legislation pushed by Congress and the...

LGI ORDERS $4M SYSTEM IN KOREA

ANAHEIM, Calif.-LG Information and Communications Ltd. placed an order valued at $4 million with Odetics for K-Star II wireless synchronization systems used in Code...

PRONET MARKETS SECURITY TRACKING SYSTEM TO COLLEGE CAMPUSES

Using tracking technology developed almost a decade ago for the financial community, ProNet Inc. is marketing a security tracking service for college students and...

D-BLOCK LICENSEE PICKS NORTEL UNITS

DALLAS-Conestoga Wireless, winner of four D-, E-and F-block personal communications services licenses in central and eastern Pennsylvania, selected Northern Telecom Ltd. to supply Global...

DSPC SAYS LAWSUIT HAS NO SUBSTANCE

CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. said four individuals have filed a shareholder class action lawsuit against it and several of its officers and directors in...

DYNACOM TO ACQUIRE PREPAID CELLULAR COMPANY

BELLINGHAM, Wash.-Dynacom Telecommunications Corp. said it executed a letter of intent to purchase Jeffrand Inc., doing business as The Wireless Outlet, Pro Cell Communications...

ERICSSON FILLS ORDER FROM VIMPELCOM

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it received an order from Russia's Vimpel Communications for equipment to expand the operator's Digital-Advanced Mobile Phone Service network.Ericsson values...

VITA AWARDS WINNERS USE CELL PHONES TO HELP OTHERS, THEMSELVES

WASHINGTON-Ed Jose, winner of this year's VITA*award for Crimestopper from the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, couldn't be on hand to accept his award last...
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