1997

WASHINGTON-Paperwork filed at the Federal Communications Commission April 1 by NextWave Telecom Inc. has the country’s largest C-block personal communications services winner stating once again that the FCC is all …

LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs said it is building a new production plant and research facility in Espoo, Finland, near Helsinki. The facility, which is scheduled to open during the fourth quarter, will …

WILKES-BARRE, Pa.-MCI Communications Corp. shareholders voted 77 percent in favor of the proposed merger with British Telecommunications plc during MCI’s annual meeting. The merger still must be approved by BT …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Lucent Technologies Inc. were among the vendors selected by NTT DoCoMo of Japan to develop an experimental “third generation” wireless communications system capable of delivering high-speed …

WASHINGTON-More than half of wireless subscribers and 40 percent of non-users expressed an interest in two-way wireless e-mail, representing a potential market of 44.3 million users, according to a study …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Telecommunications Sdn Bhd received an order to expand Mutiara Telecommunications Sdn Bhd’s nationwide personal communications network in Malaysia. Ericsson values the contract at $130 million. Mutiara’s order consists …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson won a contract to supply three new Advanced Mobile Phone Service and Digital AMPS networks in Russia. The contract with Millicom International Cellular calls for Ericsson to …

WASHINGTON-A freshman Florida congressman concerned with constituent complaints about wireless tower proliferation is considering legislation to overturn the antenna siting provision of the 1996 telecom act. “I am … researching …

APRIL 7-11 Infocom ’97, by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Kobe, Japan. (714) 856-5474. 8-9 Wireless Interconnection ’97, by Bellcore. Hotel Royal Plaza, Orlando, Fla. (800) 832-2463. …

ST. LOUIS-Southwestern Bell Wireless began a program in St. Louis that enables cellular 911 calls to be automatically routed to the area’s largest police and sheriff’s departments based on the …

WASHINGTON-Despite major progress recently on opening up global telecommunications markets, the Clinton administration last week said barriers to equipment and services trade remain. The 387-page foreign trade barriers report comes …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. signed a letter of intent with Worldwide Wireless Inc. to trial its TrueLink broadband Code Division Multiple Access wireless local loop product in Worldwide …

ATLANTA-World Access Inc. acquired Cellular Infrastructure Supply Inc., a Burr Ridge, Ill.-based provider of equipment and related design, installation and technical support services to cellular, personal communications services and other …

WASHINGTON-A key hearing in Illinois state court early next month could determine whether a major case proceeds in which consumers claim cellular pocket phones cause brain cancer and accuse pocket …

TORONTO-Wyrex Communications Inc. established its first U.S. sales office in Birmingham, Ala. The company said it plans to open additional sales offices in the United States this year and a …

WASHINGTON-The American Mobile Telecommunications Association asked that the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to implement a licensing freeze be examined as part of the FCC’s rules. The specialized mobile radio trade …

Arch Communications Group Inc. amended two credit agreements for various subsidiaries, in part to help finance future purchases of narrowband personal communications services spectrum. In separate news, Moody’s Investor Services …

DENVER-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. issued a special offer to members of the media covering the Oklahoma City bombing trial, which is set to begin in Denver this week. The company …

ORANGEBURG, N.Y.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile launched its DigitalChoice service in New York and New Jersey. The company said the 13-kilobit per second, Code Division Multiple Access cellular system is the …

DALLAS-BearCom Inc., a distributor of two-way radio equipment, acquired certain assets of West Coast Radio Communications. BearCom said it completed four acquisitions in the last four months in an effort …

PLANO, Texas-BellSouth Cellular Corp. selected Inet Inc.’s GeoProbe system to access instantaneous data from its network to support network management, fraud detection and usage measurement functions. The GeoProbe system is …

The sixth largest PCS carrier (by pops) went bankrupt long before it ever got to market. Pocket Communications has $1.5 billion in liabilities, most of which is a large debt …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it is combining its wireline and cellular operations into a single organization. Alltel Telephone Services Corp., Alltel Mobile Communications Inc. and Alltel Communications Inc. will …

NEW YORK-Celcore Inc. expects to begin shipping its new GlobalSwitch in April, which the Memphis, Tenn., computer hardware and software designer believes is the first Global System for Mobile communications …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Cord Communications Inc., a site construction company, expanded its California operations to meet an increasing demand for wireless communications in the state’s major cities, the company said. Cord opened …